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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;
“A vernacular disease.” as, English is our
. vernacular
languageHarvey.
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.
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)
- The language of a people or a national language.
- A vernacular of the United States is English.
- 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.
- 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.
- (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.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (national language): lingua franca
Translations
national language
everyday speech
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language unique to a particular group of people
(christianity) indigenous language of a people
Adjective
vernacular (comparative more vernacular, superlative most vernacular)
- Of or pertaining to everyday language.
- Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or nature; native; indigenous.
- a vernacular disease
- (architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported.
- (art) Connected to a collective memory; not imported.
Derived terms
Synonyms
Translations
pertaining to everyday language
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Portuguese
Adjective
vernacular m, f (plural vernaculares, comparable)
- vernacular (pertaining to everyday language)