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colloquially

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col·lo·qui·al  (k-lkw-l)
adj.
1. Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal.
2. Relating to conversation; conversational.
[From colloquy.]
col·loqui·al n.
col·loqui·al·ly adv.
col·loqui·al·ness n.
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Adv.1.colloquially - with the use of colloquial expressions; "this building is colloquially referred to as The Barn"
conversationally, informally


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