- vernacularity
- ver·nac·u·lar·i·ty
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vernacularity
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vernacularity — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlarəd.ē noun ( es) 1. : the use of or adherence to the vernacular in literary composition 2. : vernacularism … Useful english dictionary
Ormulum, The — (ca. 1200) The Ormulum is an early MIDDLE ENGLISH poetic text of some 20,000 short, unrhymed lines, produced in the North East Midlands (possibly in the abbey of Bourne in southern Lincolnshire) late in the 12th century. Its author, who was… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
vernacular — [və nakjʊlə] noun 1》 the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people of a country or region. ↘informal the specialized terminology of a group or activity. 2》 vernacular architecture. adjective 1》 spoken as or using one s mother tongue… … English new terms dictionary
barbarism — [n] crudity, savagery, especially in speech atrocity, barbarity, brutality, catachresis, coarseness, corruption, cruelty, impropriety, inhumanity, localism, malapropism, misusage, misuse, primitive culture, provincialism, solecism,… … New thesaurus
vernacular — n. & adj. n. 1 the language or dialect of a particular country (Latin gave place to the vernacular). 2 the language of a particular clan or group. 3 homely speech. adj. 1 (of language) of one s native country; not of foreign origin or of learned… … Useful english dictionary
