Colloquialism Definition

kə-lōkwē-ə-lĭzəm
colloquialisms
noun
Colloquial quality, style, or usage.
Webster's New World
A colloquial word or expression.
Webster's New World
A localism, or regionalism.
Webster's New World

A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression, often regional.

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Noun

Singular:
colloquialism
Plural:
colloquialisms

Origin of Colloquialism

Colloquialism Sentence Examples

  • Please avoid using any colloquialism or slang in any of your formal essays.

  • The Pelican has used an English colloquialism which has a similar meaning.

  • The privatized rail system has been such a disaster that Railtrack has become a colloquialism for a chaotic and crazy way to run things.

  • His accented English has some incongruous colloquialism - " whoa, beautiful dancer " was his reaction on first seeing Bussell at NYCB.

  • Using a colloquialism can be a good way to add some everyday language to a piece of creative writing.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOL

Words Ending With

MSMISM

Unscrambles

colloquialism

Words Starting With C and Ending With M

Starts With C & Ends With MStarts With CO & Ends With MStarts With C & Ends With SM

Word Length

13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With C13 Letter Words Ending With M