colloquialism
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colloquialism
- /kəˈləʊ.kwi.əˌlɪz.əm/ UK
- /kəˈloʊ.kwi.əˌlɪz.əm/ US
noun colloquialisms
- A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression. Before embarking on her trip, Kaefer expected to find a pan-Antarctic vocabulary, but quickly discovered there were distinct colloquialisms within each station.
- A colloquial manner of speaking. The differences between slang, colloquialism and jargon are not clear-cut.
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noun colloquial expression
| Español | coloquialismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 구어 gueo, 속어 sogeo |
| 日本語 | 口語表現 kōgo hyōgen, 俗語 zokugo, 口語 kōgo |
| 中文 | 口語 /口语 kǒuyǔ, 俗語 /俗语 súyǔ, 白話 /白话 báihuà |
| Português | coloquialismo |
| Français | expression familière |
| Deutsch | Umgangssprachausdruck |
| Ελληνικά | κοινολεξία koinolexía |
| Русский | просторе́чие prostoréčije, разгово́рное выраже́ние razgovórnoje vyražénije |
| العربية | عَامِّيَّة ʕāmmiyya |
noun colloquial style of speaking
| Deutsch | Gemeinsprache, Umgangssprache, Alltagssprache, volkstümlicher Sprachgebrauch |
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@misc{colloquialism_2026,
title = {colloquialism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colloquialism},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
