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pat·ois
 patois
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- pronunciation:
- pa
twa
[or]
pae
twa
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
inflections: |
patois |
definition 1: |
a rural or regional variety of a language, esp. in France, that is considered to be substandard; dialect.
- similar words:
- dialect, idiom, language, lingo, regionalism, speech, tongue, vernacular
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definition 2: |
the speech of a social subgroup; jargon; cant.
the patois of computer hackers- synonyms:
- argot, cant, idiom, jargon, lingo
- similar words:
- language, patter, slang
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related words: |
cant, idiom, jargon, language, locution, talk, tongue |
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