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colloquialism
Alternative clues for the word colloquialism
Word definitions for colloquialism in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Colloquialism \Col*lo"qui*al*ism\, n. A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or writing.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Leila helps translate this for me as she, but not he, understands the colloquialism . ▪ Often current slang and colloquialisms make up the bulk of such people's language.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression, often regional.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1810, "a colloquial word or phrase," from colloquial + -ism .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A colloquialism is a word , phrase , or other form used in informal language. Dictionaries often display colloquial words and phrases with the abbreviation colloq. as an identifier . Colloquial language , colloquial dialect , or informal language is a variety ...
Usage examples of colloquialism.
It was a very shortsighted decision on the part of some politicians, and I suspect that this is where the colloquialism, 'Earthbound mentality' comes from.
To utilize a quaint colloquialism, what good is it to be king of the hill if there's no one around to challenge your kingship?
She found it easier to assimilate new data, such as the current political leanings and policies as well as the new styles and colloquialisms, besides the data from her schoolwork.
More vocabulary, verbs, and I dare to suggest we've got a few colloquialisms or ejaculations, though I've no referents to translate them fully.
Tall Eyebrow attempted to translate, but gave up almost at once as the spare knowledge he had of Standard colloquialisms failed him.
And you certainly managed to pick up your share of modern colloquialisms, didn't you?
I am somewhat weak wit' regard to current slang and colloquialisms, but dat is only to be expected.
Trant frowned, and Trip realized he was going to have to take it easy on the colloquialisms, or spend as much time explaining himself as conversing.
The machines ability in this respect was now quite passable although, mainly as a result of having conversed with many and varied individuals, it had not yet fully established a way to disentangle formal English constructions from American colloquialisms, a defect that sometimes yielded hilarious results.
Schubert said, employing one of the English colloquialisms he found so amusing.
Hammet's vocabulary had mellowed greatly since he'd come down from the cabin, and I certainly didn't want to remind him of his innate talent for four-letter words and quaint colloquialisms, most of which concerned farm animals and improbable sexual activities.
The benefit of this was to roughen up the edges of their word-perfect pronunciations and ground them in regional colloquialisms so that they didn't sound like a bunch of homogenous Euro-twats.
Hiran said, sobering and then falling silent, leaving Kirk to wonder what Romulan saying could have caused that particular Earth human colloquialism to emerge from the translator.