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Meaning of COLLOQUIALISM

Pronunciation:  ku'lowkweeu`lizum

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
 
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 See Also: expression, formulation

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Col*lo"qui*al*ism\, n.
A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or
writing.
 

 

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