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Vernacular
vəˈnakjʊlə
Vernacular definitions
noun
vernacular
vernaculars
- the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region
"he wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience"
everyday language spoken language colloquial speech native speech conversational language common parlance non-standard language jargon -speak cant slang idiom argot patois dialect- the terminology used by people belonging to a specified group or engaging in a specialized activity
"gardening vernacular"
- architecture concerned with domestic and functional rather than public or monumental buildings
"buildings in which Gothic merged into farmhouse vernacular"
adjective
vernacular
- (of language) spoken as one's mother tongue; not learned or imposed as a second language
- (of speech or written works) using the mother tongue of a country or region
"vernacular literature"
- (of architecture) concerned with domestic and functional rather than public or monumental buildings
"vernacular buildings"