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vernacularism

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ver⋅nac⋅u⋅lar⋅ism

  [ver-nak-yuh-luh-riz-uhm, vuh-nak-]
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–noun
1. a vernacular word or expression.
2. the use of the vernacular.
Origin:
1840–50; vernacular + -ism
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ver·nac·u·lar·ism   (vər-nāk'yə-lə-rĭz'əm)   
n.  A vernacular word or expression.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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