Vernacular
21vernacular — /vəˈnækjələ / (say vuh nakyuhluh) adjective 1. native or originating in the place of its occurrence or use, as language or words (often as opposed to literary or learned language). 2. expressed or written in the native language of a place, as… …
22vernacular — See vernacular, dialect …
23vernacular — adj. Vernacular is used with these nouns: ↑architecture, ↑expression, ↑tradition, ↑translation …
24vernacular — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tongue, dialect; argot, slang. See speech. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Indigenous] Syn. native, ingrained, inherent, domesticated; see native 2 , natural 1 . 2. [Informal] Syn. colloquial, vulgar,… …
25vernacular — ver·nac·u·lar || vÉ™r nækjÉ™lÉ™(r) /vÉ™ nækjÊŠlÉ™ n. local language of a particular place; regular spoken language (as opposed to literary language); speech that is characteristic to a certain field; ordinary terms for organisms that also… …
26vernacular — The standard native language of an area. May also refer to architecture, furniture, or some other art or craft of a region, culture, or period. Vernacular architecture and furniture is made in local rather than cosmopolitan traditions of… …
27vernacular — [və nakjʊlə] noun 1》 the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people of a country or region. ↘informal the specialized terminology of a group or activity. 2》 vernacular architecture. adjective 1》 spoken as or using one s mother tongue… …
28vernacular — I. a. Native, indigenous, mother, vulgar. II. n. Vernacular language, native language, mother tongue …
29vernacular — noun (countable usually singular) the language spoken in a country or area, especially when it is not the official language vernacular adjective …
30vernacular — ver•nac•u•lar [[t]vərˈnæk yə lər, vəˈnæk [/t]] adj. 1) ling. (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned) 2) ling. expressed or written in the native language of a place 3) ling. of, pertaining to, or using such a language… …
