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colloquialism

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Scrabble points
26
Words With Friends
32
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/kəˈləʊ.kwi.əˌlɪz.əm/(UK)
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/kəˈləʊ.kwi.əˌlɪz.əm/(UK) · /kəˈloʊ.kwi.əˌlɪz.əm/(US)

Definition of colloquialism

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A colloquial manner of speaking.
    “The differences between slang, colloquialism and jargon are not clear-cut.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin loquor Latin colloquor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin colloquiumder. Middle…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin loquor Latin colloquor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin colloquiumder. Middle English colloquies English colloquy Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English colloquial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English colloquialism From colloquial + -ism.

Words you can make from colloquialism

200+ playable · top: COLLOQUIALS (22 pts)

Best play colloquials 22 points

10-letter words

1 word

9-letter words

2 words

8-letter words

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7-letter words

14 words

6-letter words

43 words

5-letter words

89 words

4-letter words

45 words

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