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vernacular

[ ver-nak-yuh-ler, vuh-nak- ]

adjective

  1. (of language) native to a place ( literary ).
  2. expressed or written in the native language of a place, as literary works:

    a vernacular poem.

  3. using such a language:

    a vernacular speaker.

  4. of or relating to such a language.
  5. using plain, everyday, ordinary language.
  6. of, relating to, or characteristic of architectural vernacular.
  7. noting or pertaining to the common name for a plant or animal.
  8. Obsolete. (of a disease) endemic.


noun

  1. the native speech or language of a place.
  2. the language or vocabulary peculiar to a class or profession.
  3. a vernacular word or expression.
  4. the plain variety of language in everyday use by ordinary people.
  5. the common name of an animal or plant as distinguished from its Latin scientific name.
  6. a style of architecture exemplifying the commonest techniques, decorative features, and materials of a particular historical period, region, or group of people.
  7. any medium or mode of expression that reflects popular taste or local styles.

vernacular

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noun

  1. the vernacular
    the commonly spoken language or dialect of a particular people or place
  2. a local style of architecture, in which ordinary houses are built

    this architect has re-created a true English vernacular

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. relating to, using, or in the vernacular
  2. designating or relating to the common name of an animal or plant
  3. built in the local style of ordinary houses, rather than a grand architectural style
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ±¹±ð°ùˈ²Ô²¹³¦³Ü±ô²¹°ù±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±¹±ð°ù·²Ô²¹³¦î€ƒu·±ô²¹°ù·±ô²â adverb
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôv±ð°ù·²Ô²¹³¦î€ƒu·±ô²¹°ù adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vernacular1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin ±¹±ð°ù²ÔÄ峦³Ü±ô(³Ü²õ), “household, domestic, native†(apparently adjective use of ±¹±ð°ù²ÔÄ峦³Ü±ô³Ü²õ, diminutive of verna “slave born in the master's householdâ€; further origin uncertain) + -ar 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vernacular1

C17: from Latin ±¹±ð°ù²ÔÄ峦³Ü±ô³Ü²õ belonging to a household slave, from verna household slave
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This media can’t be boring or overly wonky — it must speak in popular vernaculars with style and panache.

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“The banter in the film is very regional, feels like New England to me, a place where sports are so much a part of the culture that they’ve infused the vernacular.â€

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The sheer clip at which English words rotate in and out of the vernacular has made it difficult for any statistic to accurately capture the scale of loanword creep.

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Several years ago, when climate change was beginning to emerge in the vernacular of the extreme right, Taylor’s publications began to reflect his own thoughts on the implications of the warming world.

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But the teacher listened patiently as she explained why this was a misreading of Angelou’s vernacular style, even helping her formulate her argument against him.

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