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col⋅lo⋅qui⋅al⋅ism

  [kuh-loh-kwee-uh-liz-uhm]
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–noun
1. a colloquial expression.
2. colloquial style or usage.
Origin:
1800–10; colloquial + -ism

Related forms:
col⋅lo⋅qui⋅al⋅ist, noun
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col·lo·qui·al·ism   (kə-lō'kwē-ə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. Colloquial style or quality.

  2. A colloquial expression.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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