Colloquialism
Colloquialism noun - A colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech.
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Synonyms for Colloquialism
Dialect and colloquialism are semantically related. in language topic. In some cases you can use "Dialect" instead a noun "Colloquialism".
Nearby Words: colloquial, colloquially
Dialect
Dialect noun - The special terms or expressions of a particular group or field.
Usage example: the promotional team for the new computer used a dialect full of acronyms that the press found difficult to follow
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Synonyms for Dialect
Colloquialism and dialect are semantically related. You can use "Colloquialism" instead a noun "Dialect".
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Related pairs
- phrase and colloquialism
- phrase and dialect
- tongue and colloquialism
- tongue and dialect
- speech and colloquialism
- speech and dialect
- localism and colloquialism
- localism and dialect
- idiom and colloquialism
- idiom and dialect
- vernacular and colloquialism
- vernacular and dialect
- patois and colloquialism
- patois and dialect
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