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vernacularly Definition


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vernacular
noun
    1. The native language of a country or people, as opposed to a foreign language that is also in use.
    2. The form of a language as commonly spoken, as opposed to the formal or literary language.
      Thesaurus: speech, dialect, idiom, tongue, parlance.
    3. The language or jargon of a particular group.
    4. humorous
      Slang or indecent language.
adj
    1. Referring to or in the vernacular.
      Thesaurus: informal, colloquial, common, popular, local.
    2. Local; native.
      Example: vernacular architecture
Derivative: vernacularly
adverb
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin vernaculus native.



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