colloquialism

[ kuh-loh-kwee-uh-liz-uhm ]

/ kəˈloʊ kwi əˌlɪz əm /

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noun

a colloquial expression.

colloquial style or usage.

Origin of colloquialism

First recorded in 1800–10; colloquial + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM colloquialism

col·lo·qui·al·ist, noun

Words nearby colloquialism

collop, collophane, collophore, colloq., colloquial, colloquialism, colloquium, colloquy, collotype, collude, collum

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Example sentences from the Web for colloquialism

“Shut up,” the hacker responded, using a Farsi colloquialism.
Iranian Poet Blacklisted for Being Gay|Nina Strochlic|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is colloquialism; but it is such colloquialism as ghosts or vampires would use.
Visions and Revisions|John Cowper Powys
"Draw my mug," we might say, although translation does not go far to render that sort of colloquialism.
Fragments of an Autobiography|Felix Moscheles
When it came to the point, our Neiden carriers, to use a colloquialism, climbed down abjectly.
Through Arctic Lapland|Cutcliffe Hyne

Such a compliment has seldom been paid on so early an attempt at colloquialism in a new language.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson|Charlotte M. Yonge
It's a colloquialism, comes from baseball, that's a sport we play.
You Don't Make Wine Like the Greeks Did|David E. Fisher

British Dictionary definitions for colloquialism

colloquialism

/ (kəˈləʊkwɪəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

a word or phrase appropriate to conversation and other informal situations

the use of colloquial words and phrases

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单词	colloquialism
释义	colloquialism [ kuh-loh-kwee-uh-liz-uhm ] / kəˈloʊ kwi əˌlɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR colloquialism ON THESAURUS.COM noun a colloquial expression. colloquial style or usage. Origin of colloquialism First recorded in 1800–10; colloquial + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM colloquialism col·lo·qui·al·ist, noun Words nearby colloquialism collop, collophane, collophore, colloq., colloquial, colloquialism, colloquium, colloquy, collotype, collude, collum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for colloquialism “Shut up,” the hacker responded, using a Farsi colloquialism. Iranian Poet Blacklisted for Being Gay\|Nina Strochlic\|July 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It is colloquialism; but it is such colloquialism as ghosts or vampires would use. Visions and Revisions\|John Cowper Powys "Draw my mug," we might say, although translation does not go far to render that sort of colloquialism. Fragments of an Autobiography\|Felix Moscheles When it came to the point, our Neiden carriers, to use a colloquialism, climbed down abjectly. Through Arctic Lapland\|Cutcliffe Hyne Such a compliment has seldom been paid on so early an attempt at colloquialism in a new language. Life of John Coleridge Patteson\|Charlotte M. Yonge It's a colloquialism, comes from baseball, that's a sport we play. You Don't Make Wine Like the Greeks Did\|David E. Fisher British Dictionary definitions for colloquialism colloquialism / (kəˈləʊkwɪəˌlɪzəm) / noun a word or phrase appropriate to conversation and other informal situations the use of colloquial words and phrases Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to colloquialism expression, informality
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colloquialism

noun

Origin of colloquialism

OTHER WORDS FROM colloquialism

Words nearby colloquialism

Example sentences from the Web for colloquialism

British Dictionary definitions for colloquialism

noun

Words related to colloquialism