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/kəˈləʊ.kwi.əˌlɪz.əm/ · noun
(linguistics) A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression..
Before embarking on her trip, Kaefer expected to find a pan-Antarctic vocabulary, but quickly discovered there were distinct colloquialisms within each station.
The differences between slang, colloquialism and jargon are not clear-cut.
Use colloquialism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Colloquialism means (linguistics) A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Before embarking on her trip, Kaefer expected to find a pan-Antarctic vocabulary, but quickly discovered there were distinct colloquialisms within each station.
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