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colloquial
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colloquial
(adjective)
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colloquial
/kə
ˈ
loʊkwijəl/
adjective
colloquial
/kə
ˈ
loʊkwijəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of COLLOQUIAL
[
more colloquial; most colloquial
]
1
:
used when people are speaking in an informal way
a
colloquial
word/expression
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2
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using an informal style
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colloquial
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— colloquially
adverb
The phrase is used
colloquially
but not in writing.
The drink is known
colloquially
as a “brown cow.”
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