vernacular
adjective
(of language) native to a place (opposed to literary).
vernaculars
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pluralof vernacular.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“People at the top spoke a different language, often Latin, and populations would speak local vernaculars, which were not standardized.”
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026
This media can’t be boring or overly wonky — it must speak in popular vernaculars with style and panache.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025
He has driven across the country more than a dozen times, mapping highways, studying vernaculars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
The music grew diffuse, those nuances that detail Dvorak’s fascination with Black musical vernaculars felt unarticulated, and what was supposed to gleam often felt, well, glum.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2022
There were also nearly a hundred editions, in Latin and various vernaculars, of The Imitation of Christ.
From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved
