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| patois [ pát waa ] (plural patois [ pát waaz ]) |
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1. regional dialect: a regional form of a language, used informally and usually containing nonstandard forms
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2. jargon: the jargon used by a specific group
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| [Mid-17th century. < French, 'native speech'] |
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