vernacular
- Noun. The language of a people, a national language.
- Noun. Everyday speech, including colloquialisms, as opposed to literary or liturgical language.
- Noun. Language unique to a particular group of people; jargon, argot.
- Noun. (Christianity, uncountable) The indigenous language of a people, into which the words of the Roman Catholic mass are translated.
- Adjective. Of or pertaining to everyday language.
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