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used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing
writes essays in a very easy-to-read, vernacular style
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Recent Examples of vernacular
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
27 June 2026
The Homeric poems have been translated into English and other vernacular languages for only the past 400 years.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
Speaking in Ormond Beach, DeSantis took aim at Jeffries’ recent warnings to Florida Republicans over redistricting, appearing to use African-American vernacular to imitate the Brooklyn lawmaker, who in 2023 became the first Black politician to lead a major party in Congress.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Byron used and abused all kinds of sources—classical, vernacular English, vernacular Italian—and was in turn recycled by others both during his lifetime and after his death.
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Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
27 June 2026
The Homeric poems have been translated into English and other vernacular languages for only the past 400 years.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
Noun
Industry vernacular distinguishes the conventional mortgage as qualified mortgage, or QM.
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Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
Speaking in Ormond Beach, DeSantis took aim at Jeffries’ recent warnings to Florida Republicans over redistricting, appearing to use African-American vernacular to imitate the Brooklyn lawmaker, who in 2023 became the first Black politician to lead a major party in Congress.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vernacular
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Its name refers to the colloquial term once used for Papaya—paw-paw.
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The Solons name refers to an ancient Greek lawmaker, whose name later became a colloquial term for wise legislators, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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On the one hand, the translation serves as a source for the idioms of nineteenth-century English; on the other, as evidence of the ideas that the translator held about a Colombian woman writer.
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Out of love for different sound systems, different writing systems, different grammars, different sets of concepts, different idioms, different ways of seeing the world.
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Whatever its origin story, it might be argued that as the shortest binomial composed entirely of vowels, Ia io gives scientists reason enough to shout hurrah.
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There was no third option in this binomial exercise.
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The exhibit’s title is derived from a Spanish colloquialism.
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Ways to learn a new language Apps are a good way to learn the basics and proper pronunciation, but many colloquialisms, abbreviations and grammatically informal expressions used by fluent or native speakers aren’t taught on apps or in language classes.
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The name was a misnomer, as the species, known scientifically as Rubus armeniacus, is actually native to Armenia and northern Iran.
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Polycystic ovary syndrome was always a misnomer.
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The look that stuck with us from his spring 2026 menswear collection, his final for the house, was this brown field jacket—officially, in brand parlance, a hemp blouson.
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James thrived as a slot cornerback or a nickelback (depending on the parlance), acting as an additional run defender or pass rusher, depending on the situation.
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Tencent also develops its own family of models under the brand name Hunyuan.
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When choosing products for sensitive skin, the ingredients matter more than the brand name or price tag.
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Wood saw regionalism as the New Deal in visual form: Both affirmed the country’s varied livelihoods and landscapes.
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Just don’t let the deniers know that regionalism and sustainability are essentially one and the same.
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“Vernacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vernacular. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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