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Meaning of vernaculars

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

vernaculars

noun

Definitions

  1. The language of a people or a national language.

    Example: A vernacular of the United States is English.

  2. Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

    Example: Street vernacular can be quite different from what is heard elsewhere.

  3. Language unique to a particular group of people; jargon, argot.

    Example: For those of a certain age, hiphop vernacular might just as well be a foreign language.

  4. A language lacking standardization or a written form.