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PATOIS

a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect

The meaning of the word patois is a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect.

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irateroused to ire
adventitiouscoming from another source and not inherent or innate
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
briskkeenly alert : lively
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
gambita chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position