Phrase guide

standard dialect

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of standard language

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, social-science, sociolinguistics, sociology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: standard language

Antonyms: nonstandard dialect, vernacular dialect

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: standaarddialek — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Czech: standardní dialekt — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • German: Standarddialekt — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Indonesian: dialek baku — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Indonesian: ragam baku — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Polish: narzecze ogólne — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Polish: dialekt standardowy — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Polish: dialekt literacki — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Portuguese: dialeto padrão — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Serbo-Croatian: стандардни дијалект — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Serbo-Croatian: стандардни дијалекат — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Serbo-Croatian: стандардни идиом — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Serbo-Croatian: standardni dijalekt — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Serbo-Croatian: standardni dijalekat — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Serbo-Croatian: standardni idiom — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Slovak: štandardný dialekt — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language
  • Spanish: dialecto estandar — a variety of language regarded as most "correct", widely accepted, or neutral — see also standard language