vernacular
/vɚˈnækjəlɚ/ adjective C2- Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom. · Near-synonyms: common, everyday, indigenous, ordinary, vulgar, colloquial, basilectal, demotic
- Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or by nature. · Near-synonyms: native, indigenous; endemic· a vernacular disease
- Of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported.
- Connected to a collective memory; not imported.
- Not attempting to use the rules of a taxonomic code, especially, not using scientific Latin. · An English vernacular name for Rosa multiflora is multiflora rose.
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While standard English serves as the primary medium of education and commerce, the streets echo with a distinctly local vernacular known as Singlish.
Perhaps the most recognizable feature of this vernacular is its extensive use of pragmatic particles, particularly the ubiquitous“lah.”
When Singaporeans converse in this shared vernacular, they are participating in a rich cultural tradition that celebrates their collective history.
This auditory education proved indispensable, enabling him to pioneer a revolutionary vernacular style that decisively broke from the stiff formalities of older literary traditions.
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