Meaning & use
Vernaculars
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The native languages or dialects spoken by ordinary people in a particular country or region, as distinct from a literary, formal, or foreign language.
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The missionaries translated the Bible into several local vernaculars.
Architectural vernaculars vary widely from one region of the country to another.
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Plural of 'vernacular,' from the Latin 'vernaculus,' meaning 'domestic' or 'native.' The word is also used outside language, as in 'the vernaculars of local building styles.'
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