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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country.
The vernacular form of the language differed a good deal from the officially recognized form.- synonyms:
- vulgar
- similar words:
- common, regional, substandard
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definition 2: |
of, relating to, or spoken or written in the common, everyday language of a people or region.
Vernacular poetry appealed to her young pupil more than the classical verses she'd tried to interest him in.- synonyms:
- vulgar
- similar words:
- barbarous, colloquial, common, informal, local, native, popular, substandard
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related words: |
barbarous, informal, native, popular |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
the language spoken by the native or common people in a region or country, esp. as opposed to a literary or official language.
The Renaissance saw the beginnings of the use of the vernacular in literary writings.- synonyms:
- idiom, language
- similar words:
- argot, dialect, lingo, parlance, patois, speech, talk, tongue, vulgate
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related words: |
argot, dialect, idiom, tongue |
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derivation: |
vernacularly (adv.) |
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