- noun
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- language or dialect spoken in a particular country or region, as compared with a formal or written language [Barron]
- living language (as compared to the official language); language spoken in a country or region; natural style [Nandigam]
More word meanings for vernacular
from leading online dictionaries:
- Wiktionary:
- vernacular @ wiktionary
- WordNet:
- vernacular @ wordnet.princeton.edu
- Merriam-Webster Online:
- vernacular @ M-W.com
- MSN Encarta:
- vernacular @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- vernacular @ AHD provided by Yahoo! Education
- Answers.com:
- vernacular @ Answers.com
- Search for more definitions on Google:
- Google define:vernacular
- Search for more definitions on Yahoo!:
- Yahoo! define:vernacular
- Search for more definitions on Ask.com:
- Ask.com dictionary: vernacular