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vernacularthe language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region

Pronunciation (IPA): /vərˈnækjələr/

Korean meaning: 특정 지역이나 나라의 일반인들이 사용하는 언어나 방언

Korean pronunciation: 버**내**큘러

Example Sentences

  • The professor abandoned academic jargon and explained quantum physics in vernacular terms.
  • My grandmother's vernacular includes phrases that would make sailors blush.
  • The tourist struggled to understand the local vernacular at the market.

vernacular

NOUN

//vərˈnækjələr//

the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region

vernacular concept
💡 Concept

Local vendors speak in vernacular dialect at the rural market

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vernacular rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The vernacular creates a spectacular, circular tale!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/vərˈnækjələr/
🇬🇧 UK/vəˈnækjʊlə/

🌳Etymology

Rootvernacul
Suffix--ar

Origin

From Latin 'vernaculus' meaning 'domestic' or 'native,' derived from 'verna' meaning 'slave born in one's house' or 'home-born.' The word originally referred to the language of common people as opposed to Latin used by the educated elite.

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🎵Rhyme

spectacularcircularicular
spectacular
circular
icular

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📝Examples

The professor abandoned academic jargon and explained quantum physics in vernacular terms.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's vernacular includes phrases that would make sailors blush.

The tourist struggled to understand the local vernacular at the market.

😄 Fun example

In vernacular terms, the complicated recipe basically means 'throw everything in a pot and hope for the best.'

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

colloquialinformaleverydaycommonpopular

Antonyms

formalacademicliterary

Related

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