Added 10 October 2026 dialectology /ˌdaɪ.əˌlɛkˈtɒləd͡ʒi/ noun Categories: Mind & IdeasRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dialectology at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The branch of philology that is devoted to the study of dialects. Origin From dialect + -o- + -logy. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: dialectometrydialectologistdialectometricsphoneticianidiomologyidiomatologylectologydialecticiandianoiologyidiomographypatholinguisticsdianoialogy Back to today's word