Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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vernacular | Yes | Yes | No | No |
jargon | Yes | No | No | No |
vernacular (noun) | jargon (noun) |
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the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language) | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject |
a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon |
vernacular (adjective) | jargon (adjective) |
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being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language |