Colloquialism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Colloquial style or quality.
  • n. A colloquial expression.
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  • n. A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression, often regional.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or writing.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A word or phrase peculiar to the language of common or familiar conversation.
  • n. Colloquial style, quality, or usage: as, “a transcript of the colloquialism of the day,”
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    expression    formulation   
    Cross Reference
    argot    slang    cant    jargon   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    localisms    moujik    commixture    modernness    mispronunciation   
     
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