vernacular

[ ver-nak-yuh-ler, vuh-nak- ]

/ vərˈnæk yə lər, vəˈnæk- /

adjective

(of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).

expressed or written in the native language of a place, as literary works: a vernacular poem.

using such a language: a vernacular speaker.

of or relating to such a language.

using plain, everyday, ordinary language.

of, relating to, or characteristic of architectural vernacular.

noting or pertaining to the common name for a plant or animal.

Obsolete. (of a disease) endemic.

noun

the native speech or language of a place.

the language or vocabulary peculiar to a class or profession.

a vernacular word or expression.

the plain variety of language in everyday use by ordinary people.

the common name of an animal or plant as distinguished from its Latin scientific name.

a style of architecture exemplifying the commonest techniques, decorative features, and materials of a particular historical period, region, or group of people.

any medium or mode of expression that reflects popular taste or indigenous styles.

Origin of vernacular

1595–1605; < Latin vernācul(us) household, domestic, native (apparently adj. use of vernāculus, diminutive of verna slave born in the master's household, though derivation unclear) + -ar¹

SYNONYMS FOR vernacular

9, 10 See language.

OTHER WORDS FROM vernacular

ver·nac·u·lar·ly, adverb non·ver·nac·u·lar, adjective

Words nearby vernacular

vermonter, vermouth, vermouth cassis, vern, verna, vernacular, vernacularism, vernacularize, vernal, vernal conjunctivitis, vernal equinox

British Dictionary definitions for non-vernacular

vernacular

/ (vəˈnækjʊlə) /

noun

the vernacular the commonly spoken language or dialect of a particular people or place

a local style of architecture, in which ordinary houses are built this architect has re-created a true English vernacular

adjective

relating to, using, or in the vernacular

designating or relating to the common name of an animal or plant

built in the local style of ordinary houses, rather than a grand architectural style

Derived forms of vernacular

vernacularly, adverb

Word Origin for vernacular

C17: from Latin vernāculus belonging to a household slave, from verna household slave

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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British Dictionary definitions for non-vernacular

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adjective

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vernacular

adjective

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OTHER WORDS FROM vernacular

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