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colloquial

[ kuh-loh-kwee-uhl ]

adjective

  1. characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.

    Antonyms:

  2. involving or using conversation.

colloquial

/ əˈəʊɪə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to conversation
  2. denoting or characterized by informal or conversational idiom or vocabulary Compare informal
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Derived Forms

  • DZˈDZܾԱ, noun
  • DZˈDZܾ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • DZ·qܾ·· adverb
  • DZ·qܾ··Ա DZ·qܾ·i·ٲ noun
  • ܲȴ-DZ·qܾ· adjective
  • quasi-DZ·qܾ·· adverb
  • i·DZ·qܾ· adjective
  • semi·DZ·qܾ·· adverb
  • ܲcDZ·qܾ· adjective
  • unDZ·qܾ·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of colloquial1

First recorded in 1745–55; colloquy + -al 1
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Synonym Study

Colloquial, conversational, informal refer to types of speech or to usages not on a formal level. Colloquial is often mistakenly used with a connotation of disapproval, as if it meant “vulgar” or “bad” or “incorrect” usage, whereas it is merely a familiar style used in speaking and writing. Conversational refers to a style used in the oral exchange of ideas, opinions, etc.: an easy conversational style. Informal means without formality, without strict attention to set forms, unceremonious: an informal manner of speaking; it describes the ordinary, everyday language of cultivated speakers.
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Alamak, a colloquial exclamation used to convey surprise or outrage in Singapore and Malaysia, also made the list.

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“The critiques have really focused on her leadership and not the City Council and not the supes,” Hancock said, using a colloquial term for the county Board of Supervisors.

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For some, that starts with addressing the colloquial term for background actors — “extras” — which some bristle at.

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She left with a defibrillator and a diagnosis of broken heart syndrome, a colloquial term for rapid weakening of the heart muscle.

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For a study of life above the rim, its tone is down-to-earth and also briskly colloquial and infused with infectious passion for the sport.

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