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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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vernacular
nounSynonyms of vernacular (Entry 2 of 2)
1
as in colloquial, idiom
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2
as in trivial name
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- byname,
- diminutive,
- epithet,
- hypocorism,
- nickname,
- sobriquet
- (also soubriquet)
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“Vernacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vernacular. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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