VERNACULARS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Vernacular

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

early 17th century: from Latin vernaculus ‘domestic, native’ (from verna ‘home-born slave’) + -ar

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: vəˈnakjʊlə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region

Short Definition:

language or dialect spoken by ordinary people of country or region

Examples:
  • he wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience
Definition:

architecture concerned with domestic and functional rather than public or monumental buildings

Short Definition:

architecture concerned with domestic and functional rather than public or monumental buildings

Examples:
  • buildings in which Gothic merged into farmhouse vernacular

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