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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Vernacular \Ver*nac"u*lar\, a. [L. vernaculus born in one's
     house, native, fr. verna a slave born in his master's house,
     a native, probably akin to Skr. vas to dwell, E. was.]
     Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth
     or nature; native; indigenous; -- now used chiefly of
     language; as, English is our vernacular language. ``A
     vernacular disease.'' --Harvey.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           His skill the vernacular dialect of the Celtic tongue.
                                                    --Fuller.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Which in our vernacular idiom may be thus interpreted.
                                                    --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Vernacular \Ver*nac"u*lar\, n.
     The vernacular language; one's mother tongue; often, the
     common forms of expression in a particular locality.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Vernacular \Ver*nac"u*lar\, n.
     The vernacular language; one's mother tongue; often, the
     common forms of expression in a particular locality.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Vernacular \Ver*nac"u*lar\, a. [L. vernaculus born in one's
     house, native, fr. verna a slave born in his master's house,
     a native, probably akin to Skr. vas to dwell, E. was.]
     Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth
     or nature; native; indigenous; -- now used chiefly of
     language; as, English is our vernacular language. ``A
     vernacular disease.'' --Harvey.
  
           His skill the vernacular dialect of the Celtic tongue.
                                                    --Fuller.
  
           Which in our vernacular idiom may be thus interpreted.
                                                    --Pope.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  vernacular
       adj : being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday
             language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term";
             "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the
             masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal
             species" [syn: common, vulgar]
       n 1: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among
            thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: cant, jargon,
             slang, lingo, argot, patois]
       2: the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from
          literary language)

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vernacular
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 που αναφέρεται στην καθομιλουμένη γλώσσα
     2 λαϊκός, δημώδης
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η ομιλούμενος γλώσσα, η εθνικός γλώσσα ενός λαού
     2 η καθομιλουμένη
     3 το ιδίωμα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vernacular
     Portuguese a.
     (l en vernacular) (gloss: pertaining to everyday language)
     Romanian a.
     (l en vernacular)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  vernacular
     a.
     1 Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard,
  literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
     2 Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or
  nature.
     3 (lb en architecture) Of or related to local building materials and
  styles; not imported.
     4 (lb en art) Connected to a collective memory; not imported.
     n.
     1 The language of a people or a national language.
     2 everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to
  standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
     3 Language unique to a particular group of people.
     4 A language lacking standardization or a written form.
     5 indigenous spoken language, as distinct from a literary or
  liturgical language such as (w: Ecclesiastical Latin).
     6 (lb en architecture) A style of architecture involving local
  building materials and styles, not imported.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  vernacular
     Portuguese a.
     (l en vernacular) (gloss: pertaining to everyday language)
     Romanian a.
     (l en vernacular)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  vernacular
     Portuguese a.
     (l en vernacular) (gloss: pertaining to everyday language)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vernacular
     Englanti a.
     1 kansanomainen, kansan-
     2 kansalliskielinen
     3 kansankielinen, arkikielinen
     Englanti n.
     1 kansalliskieli
     2 kansankieli
     3 slangi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vernacular
     Engelska a.
     1 folklig
     2 inhemsk
     Engelska n.
     1 modersmål, folkspråk, folkmål, folkmun
     2 vardagsspråk
     3 fackspråk

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Vernacular /vɜːnˈakjʊlə/
  اللهجة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  vernacular //vəˈnækjələ// //vəˈnækjʊlə// //vɚˈnækjəlɚ// 
  1. местен
  of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported
  2. диалектен, народен
  pertaining to everyday language

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  vernacular //vəˈnækjələ// //vəˈnækjʊlə// //vɚˈnækjəlɚ// 
  1. народен език 2.
  everyday speech
   3.
  national language
  2. професиона́лен жарго́н
  language unique to a particular group of people