vernacular

[US]/və'nækjʊlə/

[UK]/vɚ'nækjəlɚ/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. local language, dialect; vernacular
adj. relating to the local language; spoken in the local language; dialectal

vernacular language

vernacular architecture

vernacular culture

the common or vernacular name.

There are many strange words in the vernacular of the lawyers.

he wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience.

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