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Meaning of 'vernacular' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vernacular [ a.]
- Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or nature; native; indigenous; -- now used chiefly of language; as, English is our vernacular language.
2 . Vernacular [ n.]
- The vernacular language; one's mother tongue; often, the common forms of expression in a particular locality.

Meaning of 'vernacular' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vernacular [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
Example in sentence:
  • they don't speak our lingo
2 . vernacular [ s]
Meaning (2):
- being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
Example in sentence:
  • a vernacular term;
  • common parlance;
  • the technical and vulgar names for an animal species;
  • the vulgar tongue of the masses;
  • vernacular speakers

Nearby Words:

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