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vernacular

/vər'nækjələr/

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noun
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
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Similar:

argot cant jargon lingo patois slang

type of:
non-standard speech
adjective
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
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"a vernacular term" "vernacular speakers"

Similar:

common vulgar informal
noun
the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
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type of:
non-standard speech

Examples of vernacular

"a vernacular term"
"vernacular speakers"