VERNACULAR
(noun, adj.sat, adj.)Definitions
There are 7 meanings of the word
Vernacular.
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Vernacular - as a noun
A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
Example: "They don't speak our lingo"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
argot6cant6jargon14lingo6patois8slang6Hypernyms (Closely Related)
non-standard speechHyponyms (Broadly Related)
The everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
Vernacular - as an adjective satellite
Being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
Example: "Common parlance"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
common12Vernacular - as an adjective
Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or nature; native; indigenous.
Example: "A vernacular disease"
Of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported.
Connected to a collective memory; not imported.
Example Sentences
"The author's use of vernacular added authenticity to the dialogue."
"I struggled to understand the local's vernacular while visiting the foreign country."
"The professor explained the difficult concept in plain vernacular for the students to comprehend."
"The novel is written in the vernacular of the time period it portrays."
"Her speech was filled with colloquialisms and vernacular phrases."
Word Game Points
Is VERNACULAR a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, vernacular is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
VERNACULAR has a SCRABBLE points total of 15.
Is VERNACULAR a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, vernacular is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordVERNACULAR has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 20.
Is VERNACULAR a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, vernacular is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordVERNACULAR has a WORDFEUD points total of 17.
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