Cant
Cant noun - The special terms or expressions of a particular group or field.
Usage example: the colorful cant used by movie producers and publicity agents in Hollywood
Dialect
Dialect noun - The special terms or expressions of a particular group or field.
Usage example: the promotional team for the new computer used a dialect full of acronyms that the press found difficult to follow
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Synonyms for Dialect
Cant is a synonym for dialect in words topic. You can use "Cant" instead a noun "Dialect", if it concerns topics such as accent, local speech. popular alternative
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How words are described
| particular | particular cant | particular dialect |
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