vernaculars

noun

plural of vernacular
1
as in idioms

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2
as in trivial names

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vernaculars
  1. idioms
  2. pseudonyms
  3. colloquialisms
  4. labels
  5. dialects
  6. patois
  7. jargons
  8. speeches
Noun
  • There are plenty of idioms to describe Andrean outside hitter Aleece Ehler’s freshman season.
    — Noah Poser, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of idioms
Noun
  • Two are being identified with pseudonyms out of concern for the safety of relatives in Afghanistan.
    — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Some of these up-and-coming filmmakers, however, create cinematic experiences not under their legal names, but pseudonyms.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
Definition of pseudonyms
Noun
  • While Niles’ lack of dialogue and his comedic chops can translate well and lead to worldwide exposure, a character whose appeal depends on English-language jokes and colloquialisms is harder to export.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of colloquialisms
Noun
  • Living with endometriosis means becoming an expert on highly specialized ingredients and constantly cross-checking product labels.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
  • One example is museums’ wall labels now mentioning tainted or dubious provenance.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of labels
Noun
  • That leaves countless other languages and dialects, even those spoken by tens of millions of people, by the wayside.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • With so many speakers in different places, Spanish has developed ten different main dialects.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of dialects
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Tech jargons aside, Guo believes that the reset will help the brand home in on what really matters.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of jargons
Noun
  • According to Bank of America's tracking, since the June Fed policy meeting, including events scheduled through this week, Fed officials have made a total of only 12 speeches and interviews.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Previous Fed chairs have often used speeches at Jackson Hole to address broad questions about interest-rate policy and the economy, or to signal upcoming changes in their approach.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of speeches
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“Vernaculars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vernaculars. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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