colloquial

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Adjective colloquial has 1 sense

colloquial, conversational - characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English"
Antonym: formal (indirect, via informal)

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Colloquial

Definition:

adj. characteristic of or suitable for everyday conversation rather than formal writing or speech

Sense 1:

adj. relating to or using everyday language; conversational

Sample Sentence: The author's use of colloquial language made the dialogue feel more genuine.

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Sense 2:

adj. characteristic of or peculiar to a particular region or group; vernacular

Sample Sentence: The tour guide provided us with colloquial phrases from the local dialect.

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