- colloquialism
- colloquialism 1810, "a colloquial word or phrase," from COLLOQUIAL (Cf. colloquial) + -ISM (Cf. -ism).
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Colloquialism — Col*lo qui*al*ism, n. A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or writing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colloquialism — index catchword Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
colloquialism — ► NOUN ▪ a colloquial word or phrase … English terms dictionary
colloquialism — [kə lō′kwē əliz΄əm] n. 1. colloquial quality, style, or usage 2. a colloquial word or expression 3. loosely a localism, or regionalism … English World dictionary
Colloquialism — A colloquialism is a word or phrase that is common in everyday, unconstrained conversation rather than in formal speech, academic writing, or paralinguistics.[1] Dictionaries often display colloquial words and phrases with the abbreviation colloq … Wikipedia
colloquialism — UK [kəˈləʊkwɪəˌlɪz(ə)m] / US [kəˈloʊkwɪəˌlɪzəm] noun [countable] Word forms colloquialism : singular colloquialism plural colloquialisms a colloquial word or expression … English dictionary
colloquialism — [[t]kəlo͟ʊkwiəlɪzəm[/t]] colloquialisms N COUNT A colloquialism is a colloquial word or phrase … English dictionary
colloquialism — noun Date: 1810 1. a. a colloquial expression b. a local or regional dialect expression 2. colloquial style … New Collegiate Dictionary
colloquialism — colloquialist, n. /keuh loh kwee euh liz euhm/, n. 1. a colloquial expression. 2. colloquial style or usage. [1800 10; COLLOQUIAL + ISM] * * * … Universalium
colloquialism — noun A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression, often regional … Wiktionary
