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adjective

vər-ˈna-kyə-lər How to pronounce vernacular (audio)
Definition of vernacularnext
as in colloquial
used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing writes essays in a very easy-to-read, vernacular style

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noun

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as in idiom

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as in binomial

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Recent Examples of vernacular
Adjective
Craftsman-style homes, popular between 1905 and 1930, are mainly associated with the bungalows of California, but the Chicago area has its own vernacular examples that share many similarities with the Prairie School and the Arts & Crafts movements. — Rachel Freundt, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 Screenplay credits are shared by Damodaran, Joses Imona, and Jennifer Litau, with Litau also handling Tok Pisin and vernacular-language translation duties. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2026
Noun
Dozens of Jewish worshippers surrounding him respond in a chorus of amens and praises of God in Aramaic, the ancient Jewish vernacular. — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026 Kuechly needs to explain some football vernacular a little more. — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vernacular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vernacular
  1. colloquial
  2. idiom
  3. binomial
  4. colloquialism
  5. misnomer
  6. parlance
  7. brand name
  8. regionalism
Adjective
  • Each book had anywhere from 20 to 50, even 75, contributors, who wrote in a warm, colloquial style.
    — Jennifer Rich, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
  • That’s the colloquial name for the Salkin House, an 1,100-square-foot dwelling perched on a hillside lot, built for violist Jules Salkin in 1948 by John Lautner, the famed midcentury modern architect.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of colloquial
Noun
  • To borrow from a more crude idiom, the Knicks need to shoot or get off the free throw line.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Its palette is broad, moving from comic to straight rap, from Cab Calloway swing to Beyoncé-style ballads, each idiom chosen for its dramatic purpose.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of idiom
Noun
  • 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.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
  • She is credited with naming and cataloging hundreds of native plants in the Hudson River Valley using Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus’ then-new binomial system of botanical nomenclature.
    — Jessica Damiano, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
Definition of binomial
Noun
  • Clues in quotation marks are colloquialisms, of a kind, and need to solve to a phrase that’s similar in tone.
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Her vetting crusades have brought about a new Washington colloquialism.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of colloquialism
Noun
  • The biggest misnomer in this debate is that supporters of biological female-only spaces in sports and locker rooms all have animus toward trans people.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The title is unsurprisingly a misnomer, as there is no safe exit to be found.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of misnomer
Noun
  • This is one of the few glimpses that the film offers of the Special Military Operation, as Russia’s war in Ukraine is known in official parlance.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Citizenship in general parlance has been reduced to legal status.
    — Trygve Throntveit, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of parlance
Noun
  • But in most countries, Mounjaro is the brand name for both diabetes and obesity.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
  • DoorDash said the Instacart brand name and app will remain, and Instacart shoppers would be able to continue fulfilling orders as before.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of brand name
Noun
  • At the very least, regionalism marked a spatial recalibration in the literary imaginary, away from European metropoles and national capitals and toward rural hinterlands.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The sport is defined by regionalism and spectacle, contradiction and chaos.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of regionalism

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