ver•nac•u•lar^*vərˈnæk yə lər, vəˈnæk-(adj.)

1. (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).

   Category: Language/Linguistics

2. expressed or written in the native language of a place.

   Category: Language/Linguistics

3. of, pertaining to, or using such a language.

   Category: Language/Linguistics

4. using plain, everyday language.

   Category: Language/Linguistics

5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of architectural vernacular.

   Category: Common Vocabulary, Architecture

6. of or pertaining to the common name for a plant, animal, or other organism.

7. (n.)the native speech or language of a place.

   Category: Language/Linguistics

8. the distinctive vocabulary of a class or profession.

   Category: Language/Linguistics

9. the plain variety of language in everyday use by ordinary people.

   Category: Language/Linguistics

10. the common name of a plant, animal, or other organism as distinguished from its Latin scientific name.

11. a style of architecture exemplifying the commonest techniques, decorative features, and materials of a particular historical period, region, or group of people.

    Category: Common Vocabulary, Architecture

^* Syn: See language.

Origin of vernacular:

1595–1605; < L vernācul(us) household, domestic, native

ver•nac′u•lar•ly(adv.)