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+ | *Pronunciation: \və(r)-ˈna-kyə-lər\ | ||
+ | *Function: adjective | ||
+ | *Etymology: Latin vernaculus native, from verna slave born in the master's house, native | ||
+ | *Date: 1601 | ||
+ | ==Definitions== | ||
+ | *1 a : using a [[language]] or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, [[culture]]d, or foreign language | ||
+ | :b : of, relating to, or being a nonstandard language or dialect of a place, region, or country | ||
+ | :c : of, relating to, or being the normal spoken form of a language | ||
+ | *2 : applied to a plant or animal in the common native speech as distinguished from the [[Latin]] nomenclature of scientific classification <the vernacular name> | ||
+ | *3 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a period, place, or [[group]]; especially : of, relating to, or being the common building style of a period or place <vernacular architecture> | ||
+ | — ver·nac·u·lar·ly adverb | ||
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
*[[common]] | *[[common]] | ||
− | * | + | *everyday |
− | * | + | *indigenous |
− | * | + | *ordinary |
− | * | + | *vulgar |
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] |
Latest revision as of 20:31, 18 October 2009
- Pronunciation: \və(r)-ˈna-kyə-lər\
- Function: adjective
- Etymology: Latin vernaculus native, from verna slave born in the master's house, native
- Date: 1601
Definitions
- 1 a : using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
- b : of, relating to, or being a nonstandard language or dialect of a place, region, or country
- c : of, relating to, or being the normal spoken form of a language
- 2 : applied to a plant or animal in the common native speech as distinguished from the Latin nomenclature of scientific classification <the vernacular name>
- 3 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a period, place, or group; especially : of, relating to, or being the common building style of a period or place <vernacular architecture>
— ver·nac·u·lar·ly adverb
Synonyms
- common
- everyday
- indigenous
- ordinary
- vulgar