/ Dictionary / Index D dialectology: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: di•a•lec•tol•o•gy Pronunciation: (dī"u-lek-tol'u-jē), [key] — pl. -gies the study dealing with dialects and dialect features. the linguistic features of a dialect or of the dialects of a language. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: dialectology (Thesaurus) dialectologist dialer Related Content Daily Word Quiz: agitated Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language