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vernacular

noun
🔊/vəˈnækjələ(r)/
🔊/vərˈnækjələr/
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  1. usually the vernacular
     [singular] the language spoken by ordinary people in a particular country or region 方言；土语
  2. [uncountable] (specialist) a style of architecture used for ordinary houses rather than large public buildings（建筑的）民间风格Topics Buildingsc2
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin vernaculus ‘domestic, native’ (from verna ‘home-born slave’) + -ar.

vernacular

adjective
🔊/vəˈnækjələ(r)/
🔊/vərˈnækjələr/
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  1. (of language语言) spoken by ordinary people in a particular country or region; using a vernacular language方言；土语
    • English vernacular poetry英语白话诗歌
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryVernacular is used with these nouns:
    • architecture
    • expression
    • tradition
    • …
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  2. (specialist) (of architecture ) in a style that is used for ordinary houses rather than large public buildings（建筑的）民间风格
    • vernacular domestic architecture乡土建筑