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colloquial Definition


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colloquial
adj
    1. (of vocabulary) used in familiar conversation rather than in formal speech or writing.
      Thesaurus: conversational, informal, casual, vernacular, idiomatic, familiar, everyday; Antonym: formal.
Derivative: colloquially
adverb
    Etymology: 18c: from Latin colloquium conversation.



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