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colloquialism

[kuh-loh-kwee-uh-liz-uhm] Origin

col·lo·qui·al·ism

[kuh-loh-kwee-uh-liz-uhm]
noun
2.
colloquial style or usage.

Origin:
1800–10; colloquial + -ism

col·lo·qui·al·ist, noun
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Colloquialism has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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colloquialism (kəˈləʊkwɪəˌlɪzəm)
 
n
1.  a word or phrase appropriate to conversation and other informal situations
2.  the use of colloquial words and phrases

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colloquialism
1810, "a colloquial word or phrase," from colloquial + -ism.
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