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vernacular - Dictionary definition and meaning for vernacular

VERNACULAR

(noun) the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
(noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
"they don't speak our lingo"
synonyms : argot , cant , jargon , lingo , patois , slang
One finds it very difficult to follow the cant of a legal documents. -added by Aswathy_inlas
She had a hard time understanding their street patois. -added by naila_inlas

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You can never translate this language.It's an argot, known by few only.
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : common , vulgar

Mnemonics for vernacular

(Tag: hindi) Vernacular- verna+cular---अपनी मातृभाषा में बात करो वरना(verna) तुम्हारे ऊपर कूलर(cular) पटक दिया जायेगा...:-)
added by yogendra.rai.UJJAIN Edit Mnemonic

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(Tag: ) Vernacular and particular have the same sounds....each region has its particular vernacular.
added by pushpa_edit Edit Mnemonic

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Origin

Formed from Latin vernaculus “native,” from verna “native-born slave,” added by bimal03

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