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Plural of vernacular

regular plural

The plural of vernacular is vernaculars.

Forms of vernacular

Singularvernacular /vəˈnækjələ/
Pluralvernaculars
Countablecountable

Vernaculars in a sentence

  • The idea that the Bible should be translated into vernaculars was explosive in medieval society.
  • Also, it should be noted that the vernaculars sometimes underwent horizontal levelling (koineisation) before the onset of standardisation.2005, Peter Auer, “Europe’s sociolinguistic unity, or: A typology of European dialect/standard constellations”, in Nicole Delbecque, Johan…. From the entry koinai
  • Classic Arabic didn't "turn into" the various Arabic vernaculars.2004 April 22, Peter T. Daniels, “Taiwanese and their language”, in soc.culture.china (Usenet). From the entry arabic
  • This was clearly imitative of Latin, and it was a long time before the developed vernaculars evolved a large range of aphorism.2008, Shaping the Common Law: From Glanvill to Hale, 1188-1688, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, page 104. From the entry aphoristicity
  • These were pamphlets, often written in various Jewish vernaculars, describing the location of the Holy sites and salting the accounts with mythic and homiletical materials.1993, The Journal of Jewish Thought & Philosophy, page 154. From the entry salt

Meaning of vernacular

  1. noun The language of a people or a national language.
  2. noun Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
  3. noun Language unique to a particular group of people.

Full definition of vernacular

Questions about the plural of vernacular

What is the plural of vernacular?
The plural of vernacular is vernaculars.
Is vernacular countable?
Vernacular is a countable noun.

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