colloquialism

[ kuh-loh-kwee-uh-liz-uhm ]
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noun
  1. a colloquial expression.

  2. colloquial style or usage.

Origin of colloquialism

1
First recorded in1800–10; colloquial + -ism

Other words from colloquialism

  • col·lo·qui·al·ist, noun

Words Nearby colloquialism

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British Dictionary definitions for colloquialism

colloquialism

/ (kəˈləʊkwɪəˌlɪzəm) /


noun
  1. a word or phrase appropriate to conversation and other informal situations

  2. the use of colloquial words and phrases

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