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COLLOQUIALISM

\kəlˈə͡ʊkwɪəlˌɪzəm], \kəlˈə‍ʊkwɪəlˌɪzəm], \k_ə_l_ˈəʊ_k_w_ɪ__ə_l_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of COLLOQUIALISM

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary

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a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A familiar, informal, not literary, form of speech.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A form of expression, used in familiar talk.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

An expression chiefly used in conversation.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

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