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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as in idiom
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Recent Examples of vernacular
Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
In addition to the musical reconstruction, McBurney has been making a contemporary English version of the libretto, with the translator Hannah Whitley, that preserves the original’s vernacular.
—Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The big picture: Kennedy's philosophy, built around skepticism of corporations and mainstream science and promoting chronic disease prevention, has its own vernacular.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The piece concerns political intrigue in 1682, but this performance features a blunt, vernacular new translation of the libretto; a staging of skin-crawling immediacy; and a fierce, unsentimental reading of the score.
—Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
In addition to the musical reconstruction, McBurney has been making a contemporary English version of the libretto, with the translator Hannah Whitley, that preserves the original’s vernacular.
—Jeffrey Arlo Brown, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
Window frames and doors were painted red in the regional vernacular.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The big picture: Kennedy's philosophy, built around skepticism of corporations and mainstream science and promoting chronic disease prevention, has its own vernacular.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vernacular
Adjective
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Because back nine is close to backside, and backside is just far too colloquial.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Russ Scholl, a ski instructor at Breckenridge Ski Resort, has published a 133-square grid of funky colloquial phrases for different types of snow.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
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Powered by nine proprietary learning methods, the platform integrates real-time cultural signals - from memes and slang to idioms and ancient lore.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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But the nature of all idioms is that their meaning cannot be deduced from their components; the phrase kicked the bucket does not put the English speaker in the mind of an actual bucket, just as the word death does not remind him terribly of the letter D.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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There was no third option in this binomial exercise.—
Chantel Jennings,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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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
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This could involve helping systems learn colloquialisms and proper usages of terms.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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You would be forgiven for assuming this a playful colloquialism, perhaps revealing a tenderness to the hunt.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The model name is a bit of a misnomer, as TCL added several technologies year over year.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
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This process is called training, but that’s something of a misnomer.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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The number of rocket launches has increased dramatically in recent years, leading pilots and academics to warn about a growing danger in the air for flights that have only minutes to get out of harm’s way when a mishap — as explosions and other failures are called in industry parlance — occurs.—
Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
15 May 2025
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Grace, in contemporary internet parlance, often means forgiveness.—
Dorothy Fortenberry,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2025
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The company, previously called CenturyLink, is officially named Lumen now but still uses the CenturyLink brand name for home Internet service.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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The wraps were sold under the brand names Big Y Quick Easy Meals and Market 32 by Price Chopper. (iStock) Both items come in a 10-ounce clear plastic clamshell package with a sell-by date of May 7 and the lot code of 25122.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2025
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Notwithstanding the resurgence of regionalism in international affairs, none of the contributors expect the five American countries to form a coherent Western Hemisphere lobby within the G-20.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The shift toward regionalism and local priorities over global cooperation adds further strain, complicating transactions across international borders and increasing the demand for more flexible payment infrastructures.—
Victor Orlovski,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Vernacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vernacular. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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