COLLOQUIALS

Noun

colloquials

plural of colloquial

Source: Wiktionary


COLLOQUIAL

Col*lo"qui*al, a. Etym: [See Colloqui.]

Definition: Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied; informal; as, colloquial intercourse; colloquial phrases; a colloquial style.

– Col*lo"qui*al*ly, adv. His [Johnson's] colloquial talents were, indeed, of the highest order. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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