The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DIALECTS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1986.
Forms of speech crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DIALECTS | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Forms of speech
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- language
- rote
- langue
- phrase
- consonant
- complementary distribution
- complementation
- accent
- action
- blunt
- circle
- circles
Crossword Answer definitions
DIALECTS noun- A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.
- Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.
- A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated region.
- A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese, or Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).
- A variant of a non-standardized programming language.
- A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population.
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