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colloquialism
[ kuh-loh-kwee-uh-liz-uhm ]
/ kəˈloʊ kwi əˌlɪz əm /
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noun
a colloquial expression.
colloquial style or usage.
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Origin of colloquialism
First recorded in 1800–10; colloquial + -ism
OTHER WORDS FROM colloquialism
col·lo·qui·al·ist, nounWords nearby colloquialism
collop, collophane, collophore, colloq., colloquial, colloquialism, colloquium, colloquy, collotype, collude, colluding
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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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