Vernacular \Ver*nac"u*lar\, n. The vernacular language; one's mother tongue; often, the common forms of expression in a particular locality, opposed to literary or learned forms. [1913 Webster + PJC]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Vernacular \Ver*nac"u*lar\, a. [L. vernaculus born in one's house, native, fr. verna a slave born in his master's house, a native, probably akin to Skr. vas to dwell, E. was.]

Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or nature; native; indigenous; -- now used chiefly of language; as, English is our vernacular language. "A vernacular disease." --Harvey. [1913 Webster]

His skill in the vernacular dialect of the Celtic tongue. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

Which in our vernacular idiom may be thus interpreted. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

vernacular adj : being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species" [syn: common, vulgar]

noun

1: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois]
2: the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Vernacular \Ver*nac"u*lar\, n. The vernacular language; one's mother tongue; often, the common forms of expression in a particular locality.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Vernacular \Ver*nac"u*lar\, a. [L. vernaculus born in one's house, native, fr. verna a slave born in his master's house, a native, probably akin to Skr. vas to dwell, E. was.]

Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or nature; native; indigenous; -- now used chiefly of language; as, English is our vernacular language. ``A vernacular disease.'' --Harvey.

His skill the vernacular dialect of the Celtic tongue. --Fuller.

Which in our vernacular idiom may be thus interpreted. --Pope.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)