vernacular

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /vɚˈnækjələr/ UK /vəˈnækjələ/ See IPA manual

noun adj

Meanings

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noun
the everyday language of ordinary people in a region

The poet wrote in the vernacular rather than formal Latin.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the everyday language of... dialect idiom speech tongue parlance jargon

Opposites

standard formal literary

Word family

Forms vernacularly

Derived forms vernacularism

Etymology

From Latin 'vernaculus' ('native, domestic'), from 'verna' ('a home-born slave, native'), a word of Etruscan origin.

vernaculus Latin verna Latin

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# vernacular

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**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
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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