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vernacular Definition
(n)
a
characteristic
language
of
a
particular
group
(
as
among
thieves
); "
they
don
''
t
speak
our
lingo
"
(n)
the
everyday
speech
of
the
people
(
as
distinguished
from
literary
language
)
(s)
being
or
characteristic
of
or
appropriate
to
everyday
language
; "
common
parlance
"; "
a
vernacular
term
"; "
vernacular
speakers
"; "
the
vulgar
tongue
of
the
masses
"; "
the
technical
and
vulgar
names
for
an
animal
species
"
vernacular Synonyms
argot
cant
common
jargon
lingo
patois
slang
vernacular
vulgar
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