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colloquialism

/kəˈləʊ.kwi.əˌlɪz.əm/US/kəˈloʊ.kwi.əˌlɪz.əm/

colloquialism noun: a colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.

Noun

colloquialism (countable and uncountable, plural colloquialisms)

  1. 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.2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian
  2. A colloquial manner of speaking.
    • The differences between slang, colloquialism and jargon are not clear-cut.1996, James Lambert, The Macquarie Book of Slang, Sydney: Macquarie Library, page v

colloquialism meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Tagalog

colloquialism in Tamil

பேச்சு வடிவம், பேச்சுவழக்குப் பாங்கு

colloquialism in Bengali

কথ্য শব্দ, বাক্যাংশ, মুখের ভাষায় প্রচলিত অভিব্যক্তি, কথা বলার কথ্য ভঙ্গি

colloquialism in Kannada

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾದ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ, ಮಾತುಕತೆ, ಬಳಕೆಯ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ, ಬಳಕೆ ಮಾತು, ಆಡುಮಾತು, ಆಡುಮಾತಿನ ರೀತಿ

colloquialism in Tagalog

colloquial expression
pansalitaan
colloquial style of speaking
kolokyal
More languagesFewer languages
colloquialism in Arabic
عَامِّيَّة ʕāmmiyya, دَارِجَة dārija

Forms of colloquialism

pluralcolloquialisms

Origin of colloquialism

From colloquial + -ism.

Questions about colloquialism

What does colloquialism mean?
Colloquialism means a colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
What is colloquialism in Tamil?
Colloquialism in Tamil is பேச்சு வடிவம், பேச்சுவழக்குப் பாங்கு. See Colloquialism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is colloquialism?
Colloquialism is a noun.
How do you pronounce colloquialism?
Colloquialism is pronounced /kəˈləʊ.kwi.əˌlɪz.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of colloquialism?
The plural of colloquialism is colloquialisms.

Words near colloquialism in the dictionary

  1. colloquialisations
  2. colloquialise
  3. colloquialised
  4. colloquialises
  5. colloquialising
  6. colloquialism
  7. colloquialisms
  8. colloquialist
  9. colloquialists
  10. colloquialities
  11. colloquiality

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: colloquialism (page history and authors); colloquialism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); colloquialism (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); colloquialism (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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