What does Colloquial mean?

Definitions for Colloquial
kəˈloʊ kwi əlcol·lo·qui·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. colloquial, conversationaladjective

    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

    "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English"

Wiktionary

  1. colloquialadjective

    Denoting a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of familiar conversation; informal.

  2. colloquialadjective

    Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.

  3. Etymology: 1751, from earlier term colloquy (a conversation), from colloquium (conference, conversation), from con- (together) + loqui (speak).

Wikipedia

  1. colloquial

    Colloquialism (), also called colloquial language, everyday language or general parlance, is the linguistic style used for casual (informal) communication. It is the most common functional style of speech, the idiom normally employed in conversation and other informal contexts. Colloquialism is characterized by wide usage of interjections and other expressive devices; it makes use of non-specialist terminology, and has a rapidly changing lexicon. It can also be distinguished by its usage of formulations with incomplete logical and syntactic ordering.A specific instance of such language is termed a colloquialism. The most common term used in dictionaries to label such an expression is colloquial.

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  1. colloquial

    Colloquial refers to the casual or informal language used in everyday conversation rather than formal speech or writing. It includes slang, idiomatic expressions, abbreviations, and other non-official or regional ways of communication.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Colloquialadjective

    pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied; informal; as, colloquial intercourse; colloquial phrases; a colloquial style

  2. Etymology: [See Colloqui.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Colloquial in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Colloquial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Colloquial in a Sentence

  1. Thornton Wilder:

    Many great writers have been extraordinarily awkward in daily exchange, but the greatest give the impression that their style was nursed by the closest attention to colloquial speech.

  2. Albert Watkins:

    A lot of these defendants — and I’m going to use this colloquial term, perhaps disrespectfully — but they’re all fu----- short-bus people. These are people with brain damage, they’re fu----- retarded, they’re on the god---- spectrum, but they’re our brothers, our sisters, our neighbors, our coworkers — they’re part of our country.

  3. Amanda Flaks:

    It's a public elementary school. Why are military insignia being used to design a new logo ? It's not a military academy, the colloquial recognition of this image for many people, within the Jewish community and outside the Jewish community, on an initial glance is Nazi imagery.

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