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Definition of vernacular noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vernacular

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