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

vernacular

adjective
 
/vəˈnækjələ(r)/
 
/vərˈnækjələr/
(specialist)
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  1. (of language) spoken by ordinary people in a particular country or region; using a vernacular language
    • English vernacular poetry
    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
    • vernacular domestic architecture

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