Noun

Singular vernacular

Plural vernaculars

vernacular (plural vernaculars)

  1. The language of a people, a national language.
    The vernacular of the United States is English.
  2. Everyday speech, including colloquialisms, as opposed to literary or liturgical language.
    Street vernacular can be quite different from what is heard elsewhere.
  3. Language unique to a particular group of people; jargon, argot, slang.
    For those of a certain age, hiphop vernacular might just as well be a foreign language.
  4. (Christianity) The indigenous language of a people, into which the words of the Roman Catholic mass are translated.
    Vatican II allowed the celebration of the mass in the vernacular.

Antonyms

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Tue Feb 9 06:28:07 2010

A Vernacular, mother tongue or mother language, and less frequently one sense of idiom and dialect, is the native language of a population located in a country or in a region defined on some other basis, such as a locality. For example, Navajo is a local language in the southwest of the United States, English is the state language of a number of countries.

The oldest known vernacular manuscript (c. 1250) in Scanian/Danish with the Scanian Law and the Scanian Ecclesiastical Law. Look up vernacular in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An allegory of philosphy and grammar, Trinci Palace, Foligno, Italy, by Gentile da Fabriano, who lived at about the time the Italian language was being standardized.

Concepts of the vernacular

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Thu Feb 25 23:04:01 2010

What does it mean to "go postal" in the vernacular?
Q. I hear this term often in the other categories. Will someone kindly bring this grandmother into the 21st century?
Asked by SusanS, Incognito - Thu Feb 15 09:03:37 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. In Yahoo vernacular it means some stalker will set loose all the viscous clones attacking the person. Grassy just went through the experience of un-called for attacks and accusations In Post Office vernacular employees were laid off or went crazy and came back and had violent episodes against their bosses and co-workers. It is not a desirable experience and one not wished upon anyone you love.
Answered by GRASSY - Thu Feb 15 09:46:40 2007

What phrases/words would you like to see incorporated back into the vernacular?
Q. Two of my favorites: 1. Groovy (AD 1960s) 2. By the dog! (2300 BC)
Asked by Non Sequitur - Thu Dec 3 18:44:39 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. "I can't. I've got a bone in my leg" 70's local thing.
Answered by I DJ FLA (vacation mode) - Thu Dec 3 18:53:26 2009

What would happen if your GPS system in South Africa spoke vernacular?
Q. Listen to this and find out, Thanks to the guys at 5 fm!
Asked by Porgie - Tue Feb 27 09:32:15 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Porgie, that was so hilarious!!! i'd like to send this to the entire main creative agency where i work... it is f*ng brilliant!!! You know what, people would still mess up laughing they're guts out...lol you've just made my day...
Answered by Reb Da Rebel - Tue Feb 27 09:52:15 2007

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The Gardener is an expressive and experimental take on the Latin-jazz vernacular by the talented, Chicago based, pianist Darwin Noguera. ...
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Or the quarterback will 'pass' (a throw in NFL vernacular ) to a receiver. It will either be a 'complete' or 'incomplete' pass depending on whether it has ...



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In the vernacular , the word "doppelgaenger" has come to refer (as in German) to any double or look-alike of a person. The word is also used to describe the ...



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mariachi @ 1970 Elsa and I went to an art photography show last year, and I was surprised to see table after table dedicated to what we used to consider snaps to throw into the shoe box and stick up...

Tattered and Lost VERNACULAR PHOTOGRAPHY: And the last lady said ...
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She's a . vernacular. photography mystery. You'll bring whatever story you want to her. And now finally, the entire photo. See, I told you...nothing to see here. Keep moving. Just a group of people standing in front of a house. ...

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There is a difference in the usage as well as demand of . vernacular. content among the Indian populace. While the urban population is predominantly occasional user of . vernacular. content and indulge in local language access and exchange on ...

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