VERNACULAR
Scrabble letter values: V4E1R1N1A1C3U1L1A1R1 = 15
Definition
- adjective being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language. — synonyms: common, vulgar
- noun a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves). — synonyms: slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois
- noun the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language).
Examples
- “common parlance”
- “a vernacular term”
- “vernacular speakers”