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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Recent Examples of vernacular
Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
The final tour on May 30 will be Avon and Simsbury including architectural themes of vernacular farmhouses, Georgian and Federal homes and the classic saltbox home.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Fontana would write dialogue for the character in American vernacular, and Akinnuoye-Agbaje would translate it into Nigerian pidgin.
—Molly Lambert, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The Mughal court was a meeting point of Persian, Turkic, Sanskrit, and vernacular Indian traditions.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
The final tour on May 30 will be Avon and Simsbury including architectural themes of vernacular farmhouses, Georgian and Federal homes and the classic saltbox home.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
Maré is a model positive-impact project using tourism to preserve both the flora and fauna here—the Atlantic Forest is one of the most biodiverse biomes on the planet—and the disappearing vernacular of traditional Brazilian design.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Fontana would write dialogue for the character in American vernacular, and Akinnuoye-Agbaje would translate it into Nigerian pidgin.
—Molly Lambert, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vernacular
Adjective
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Its name refers to the colloquial term once used for Papaya—paw-paw.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
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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.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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The Suez Canal incident of March 2021 revealed the same pattern in a different idiom.—
Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Probably because at the time many of the time signatures and chordal progressions that Miles used were over the head of a young guitar player still functioning in the blues and folk idioms.—
Steve Baltin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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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.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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There was no third option in this binomial exercise.—
Chantel Jennings,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The exhibit’s title is derived from a Spanish colloquialism.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Although they’re often called mobile homes or trailers, that’s really a misnomer because their owners can’t easily relocate them.—
Erin Gaede,
The Conversation,
3 June 2026
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Family time was no longer a misnomer chez Bixby.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The post quickly became a vaunted piece of creepypasta, influencing everything from Severance to Playboi Carti, and it has been adopted as everyday parlance to describe any eerie, liminal space.—
Harry Thorfinn-George,
Pitchfork,
11 June 2026
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Harbour, working with ASL interpreters on set, adapted the lines as written to fit the rhythms and structures of ASL parlance.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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The Varilites, which was a brand name for a type of computerized lighting, was the gold standard in the industry at that time.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
7 June 2026
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Finasteride — also known by the brand name Propecia — is used by millions of American men to prevent male-pattern hair loss.—
Dan Diamond,
Washington Post,
4 June 2026
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Wood saw regionalism as the New Deal in visual form: Both affirmed the country’s varied livelihoods and landscapes.—
John P. Murphy,
ARTnews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Just don’t let the deniers know that regionalism and sustainability are essentially one and the same.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Vernacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vernacular. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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