Thesaurus results for VERNACULARS

vernaculars

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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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Ken, Bev and Cat (all three are pseudonyms) were neighbors in the complex who all worked as filmmakers.

— Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
The plaintiffs are two transgender teens and their parents, who are all identified by pseudonyms in court filings.

— Matthew Kelly May 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026

Definition of pseudonyms

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Korea and China just demonstrated, in their very different dialects, that friction can be deliberately put back.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
In India, the book Why Tibet Matters has been translated into 15 local dialects to galvanize solidarity among the host community.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of dialects

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The labels assembled the group on the 2023 competition series A2K (America2Korea), which ran Western performers through the idol audition and trainee process.

— Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Founded in Los Angeles in 2005 by Tomas Cookman, Nacional has become one of the leading independent labels in Latin music, developing artists across various Spanish speaking markets and genres.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 July 2026

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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
That’s for sure when people speak patois, a vernacular version of English that’s based on a culture’s intonation.

— Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 4 June 2026

Definition of patois

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Before the groundbreaking, visitors were seated under a tent as project leaders gave short speeches about the initiative.

— Julianna Mejia July 17, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
The staff member is on unpaid administrative leave after being accused of betting on the prediction market Kalshi, which lets people bet on specific words in the president's speeches, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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