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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/

Definition 1:
• A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: patois
Labels: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, strict-sense

Definition 2:
• A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.
Labels: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, broadly

Definition 3:
• Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.
Labels: derogatory

Definition 4:
• A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated region.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: vernacular
Labels: colloquial, offensive

Definition 5:
• A variant of a non-standardized programming language.
Example: Home computers in the 1980s had many incompatible dialects of BASIC.
Labels: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Definition 6:
• A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population.
Labels: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dialect