ver·nac·u·lar·ism (v r-n k y-l-r z m)n. A vernacular word or expression. |
vernacularism [vəˈnækjʊləˌrɪzəm]
n
(Linguistics) the use of the vernacular or a term in the vernacular
vernacularism
1. a word, phrase, or idiom from the native and popular language, contrasted with literary or learned language.
2. the use of the vernacular. — vernacular, n., adj.
See also: Language2. the use of the vernacular. — vernacular, n., adj.
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