Thesaurus results for VERNACULARS

vernaculars

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plural of vernacular

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On the one hand, the translation serves as a source for the idioms of nineteenth-century English; on the other, as evidence of the ideas that the translator held about a Colombian woman writer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
The film’s look is inspired by ink wash paintings and wood blocks, moving fluidly between different visual idioms.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

Definition of idioms

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Some of these up-and-coming filmmakers, however, create cinematic experiences not under their legal names, but pseudonyms.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
Radford said the stories of Clara and Isabel (both pseudonyms) were important to getting the documentary over the line.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 July 2026

Definition of pseudonyms

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Sometimes the problem is not translation at all, but meanings that shift between two dialects of the same language.

— Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Korea and China just demonstrated, in their very different dialects, that friction can be deliberately put back.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of dialects

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New lighting and wall labels, redesigned layouts, and the introduction of new services are all aimed at enhancing the visitor experience, while the Uffizi will protect its treasures through improved conservation and security schemes.

— News Desk, Artforum, 7 Aug. 2026
Ganni’s success also fueled growing interest in Copenhagen’s fashion scene, helping pave the way for fellow Danish labels like Saks Potts, Stine Goya, Rotate, and Baum und Pferdgarten to cultivate devoted international followings.

— Kelsey Stewart, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

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Jamaica’s official language and civilizational ideal was the Queen’s English, but the island’s lingua franca was the marvelous variant of that tongue called patois.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
In truth, plenty of New Yorkers are both privileged and come from elsewhere, but still fall into the rhythm and the patois that has long defined the city.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

Definition of patois

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Followers made Didulo’s meals, planned her speeches, and did her laundry.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
The grand opening featured a red-carpet welcome, performances by the West Park High School’s band and cheer team and speeches by Garcia and other officials before a ribbon cutting.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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