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colloquialism

[ kuh-loh-kwee-uh-liz-uh m ]
/ kəˈloʊ kwi əˌlɪz əm /
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noun

a colloquial expression.
colloquial style or usage.

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Words related to colloquialism

expression, informality

Words nearby colloquialism

collop, collophane, collophore, colloq., colloquial, colloquialism, colloquium, colloquy, collotype, collude, collum

Origin of colloquialism

First recorded in 1800–10; colloquial + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM colloquialism

col·lo·qui·al·ist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for colloquialism

colloquialism
/ (kəˈləʊkwɪəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

a word or phrase appropriate to conversation and other informal situations
the use of colloquial words and phrases
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