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vernacular
vernacular
adjective
Definition of VERNACULAR
used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing <writes essays in a very easy-to-read, vernacular style>
Synonyms conversational, informal, nonformal, nonliterary, unbookish, unliterary, vernacular, vulgar
Related Words dialectal, dialectical (also dialectic), nonstandard, regional; incorrect, nongrammatical, substandard, uneducated, ungrammatical, unlearned; slang, slangy
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