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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 lkwee állətee
]
noun
col·lo·qui·al·ly
[
kə lṓkwee əlee
]
adverb
col·lo·qui·al·ness
[
kə lṓkwee əlnəss
]
noun
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col·lo·qui·al·i·ty [ kə lkwee állətee ] nouncol·lo·qui·al·ly [ kə lṓkwee əlee ] adverbcol·lo·qui·al·ness [ kə lṓkwee əlnəss ] noun
