Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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colloquialism | Yes | No | No | No |
fossil | Yes | Yes | No | No |
colloquialism (noun) | fossil (noun) |
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a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil |
someone whose style is out of fashion |
colloquialism (adjective) | fossil (adjective) |
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characteristic of a fossil |