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colloquial

adjective as in particular, familiar to an area, informal

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Example Sentences

A hypothetical history of how words become part of the colloquial lexicon.

There are no naked bodies (at least in the colloquial sense).

The lanky, scandal-scarred former Congressman and purveyor of the now colloquial sext, has lived and died by the tweet.

In Austria, schnaps is a colloquial term that historically references distilled fruit brandy.

To use an US Army colloquial term, he is a "No Go" for the cabinet post.

"All they can rap and run for" is the more frequent colloquial version of this quaint phrase.

The brilliance of his wife, and her most fascinating colloquial powers, also reflected much luster upon his name.

He had traveled over Europe, and parts of the East, and possessed great colloquial powers when inclined to be sociable.

In the Attic poetry which was written in direct imitation of colloquial speech, viz.

A "growler" is a colloquial term applied to icebergs of small mass, which therefore only show a small portion above the surface.

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On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to colloquial, such as: conversational, vernacular, chatty, common, demotic, and dialectal.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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