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Webster 1913 Edition


Vernacular

Ver-nac′u-lar

,
Adj.
[L.
vernaculus
born in one’s house, native, fr.
verna
a slave born in his master's house, a native, probably akin to Skr.
vas
to dwell, E.
was
.]
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
.
“A vernacular disease.”
Harvey.
His skill in the
vernacular
dialect of the Celtic tongue.
Fuller.
Which in our
vernacular
idiom may be thus interpreted.
Pope.

Webster 1828 Edition


Vernacular

VERNAC'ULAR

,
Adj.
[L. vernaculus, born in one's house, from verns, a servant.]
1.
Native; belonging to the country of one's birth. English is our vernacular language. The vernacular idiom is seldom perfectly acquired by foreigners.
2.
Native; belonging to the person by birth or nature.
A vernacular disease, is one which prevails in a particular country or district; more generally called endemic.

Definition 2024


vernacular

vernacular

English

Noun

vernacular (plural vernaculars)

  1. The language of a people or a national language.
    A vernacular of the United States is English.
  2. Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to literary, liturgical, or scientific language.
    Street vernacular can be quite different from what is heard elsewhere.
  3. Language unique to a particular group of people; jargon, argot.
    For those of a certain age, hiphop vernacular might just as well be a foreign language.
  4. (Roman Catholicism) The indigenous language of a people, into which the words of the Mass are translated.
    Vatican II allowed the celebration of the mass in the vernacular.

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Adjective

vernacular (comparative more vernacular, superlative most vernacular)

  1. Of or pertaining to everyday language.
  2. Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or nature; native; indigenous.
    a vernacular disease
  3. (architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported.
  4. (art) Connected to a collective memory; not imported.

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Portuguese

Adjective

vernacular m, f (plural vernaculares, comparable)

  1. vernacular (pertaining to everyday language)

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