colloq.
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colloquial.
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colloquialism.
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colloquially.
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Example Sentences
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This week, the organization, which is affiliated with the New Museum, plans to publicly demonstrate the technology, which it calls Colloq.
From New York Times
Milton. pros. prosody. coll., colloq. colloquially. min. mineralogy. prov. provincial. comp. comparative. mod. modern. q.v. which see. conch. conchology.
From Project Gutenberg
Cols. 1-54 = Cp; 55-88 = KGl; pp. 89-103 = Colloq.
From Project Gutenberg
The only part of the definition of a weed, indeed, that bears a moment's investigation is contained in the three words: "colloq., a cigar."
From Project Gutenberg
The dictionary also adds: "colloq., a cigar."
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