Vernacular

[və'nækjʊlə] or [vɚ'nækjəlɚ]

Definition

(noun.) the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language).

Edited by Bryan--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or nature; native; indigenous; -- now used chiefly of language; as, English is our vernacular language.

(n.) The vernacular language; one's mother tongue; often, the common forms of expression in a particular locality.

Checker: Wayne

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Native, indigenous, VULGAR, mother.

n. Vernacular language, native language, mother tongue.

Checker: Lorrie

Definition

adj. native: belonging to the country of one's birth.—n. one's mother-tongue.—n. Vernacularisā′tion the act of making vernacular.—v.t. Vernac′ularise to make vernacular.—ns. Vernac′ularism a vernacular word or idiom the use of such; Vernacular′ity an idiom.—adv. Vernac′ularly.—v.t. Vernac′ulate to express in a vernacular idiom.—adj. Vernac′ulous scurrilous.

Checker: Sumner