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Patois

nounid 111276·updated May 18, 2026
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a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
vernacular
possessive
Patois's
pluralpossessive
Patoises'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a regional dialect of a language
§2
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

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