What does colloquially mean?

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col·lo·qui·al·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. colloquially, conversationally, informallyadverb

    with the use of colloquial expressions

    "this building is colloquially referred to as The Barn"

Wiktionary

  1. colloquiallyadverb

    In a colloquial manner.

    Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated ungulates.

Wikipedia

  1. colloquially

    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. colloquially

    Colloquially is an adverb that describes language use that is informal, conversational or typical of everyday speech. It refers to terms, expressions or phrases that are used mainly in casual communication rather than in formal or written contexts.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of colloquially in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of colloquially in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of colloquially in a Sentence

  1. Nicholas Alahverdian:

    Interestingly enough,” said Alahverdian, “Thomas Wolfe thought he was one with the gods. But this was to be expected with a writer of his stature and talent. Thomas Wolfe had what is colloquially known as the “God complex” — that is, he felt that because of his God-like stature, his writing could save the world and cure it of its ailments.”

  2. Nelson Piquet:

    What I said was ill-thought-out, and I make no defence for it, but I will clarify that the term used is one that has widely and historically been used colloquially in Brazilian Portuguese as a synonym for ‘guy’ or ‘person’ and was never intended to offend.

  3. James Krellenstein:

    The James Krellenstein government always has the power to -- to put The US government colloquially -- break patents when those patents stand in the way of competition, and Gilead Sciences is guaranteed fair compensation under the same law, so Gilead Sciences would still make a lot of money.

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