COLLOQUIALISM

Colloquialism

Colloquialism is a word, phrase or paralanguage that is employed in conversational or informal language but not in formal speech or formal writing. Dictionaries often display colloquial words and phrases with the abbreviation colloq. as an identifier. Colloquialisms are sometimes referenced collectively as "colloquial language". A colloquial name is a word or term used for identification that is employed in conversational or informal language but not in formal speech or formal writing.

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colloquialism

Noun

  1. A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression, often regional.


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