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colloquial
col·lo·qui·al [ kə lṓkwee əl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
informal: appropriate to, used in, or characteristic of spoken language or of writing that is used to create the effect of conversation
[Mid-18th century. < Latin colloquium (see colloquium)]

col·lo·qui·al·i·ty [ kə lkwee állətee ] noun
col·lo·qui·al·ly [ kə lṓkwee əlee ] adverb
col·lo·qui·al·ness [ kə lṓkwee əlnəss ] noun
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