vernacular C2+ Topic:Language & Linguistics US /vɚˈnækjələr/ UK /vəˈnækjələ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the everyday language of ordinary people in a region The poet wrote in the vernacular rather than formal Latin. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the everyday language of... dialectidiomspeechtongueparlancejargon ↔ Opposites standardformalliterary Word family Forms vernacularly Derived forms vernacularism Etymology AI details From Latin 'vernaculus' ('native, domestic'), from 'verna' ('a home-born slave, native'), a word of Etruscan origin. vernaculus Latin verna Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Language & Linguistics Places & Geography Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # vernacular **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /vɚˈnækjələr/ **IPA (UK):** /vəˈnækjələ/ ## Meanings 1. the everyday language of ordinary people in a region ## Examples - The poet wrote in the vernacular rather than formal Latin. ## Synonyms - dialect - idiom - speech - tongue - parlance - jargon ## Antonyms - standard - formal - literary ## Derived Forms - vernacularism ## Roots and Affixes - Root: vernaculus - Root: verna ## Etymology From Latin 'vernaculus' ('native, domestic'), from 'verna' ('a home-born slave, native'), a word of Etruscan origin. ## AI Etymology Vernacular comes from Latin 'vernaculus' ('native, domestic'), from 'verna' ('a home-born slave, native'), a word of Etruscan origin. The historical trail runs through Latin vernaculus and Latin verna. In modern use it means the everyday language of ordinary people in a region. Derived formations include vernacularism. ## Topics - Language & Linguistics - Places & Geography - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown