colloquialkəˈloʊ kwi əl
colloquial (n)
- plural
- colloquials
English Definitions:
colloquial, conversational (adj)
characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
"wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English"
colloquial (Adjective)
Denoting a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of familiar conversation; informal.
colloquial (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.
colloquial
Colloquialism (), also called colloquial language, everyday language or general parlance, is the linguistic style used for casual (informal) communication. It is the most common functional style of speech, the idiom normally employed in conversation and other informal contexts. Colloquialism is characterized by wide usage of interjections and other expressive devices; it makes use of non-specialist terminology, and has a rapidly changing lexicon. It can also be distinguished by its usage of formulations with incomplete logical and syntactic ordering.A specific instance of such language is termed a colloquialism. The most common term used in dictionaries to label such an expression is colloquial.
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