September 6, 2023

Vernacular

Adjective

ver·​nac·​u·​lar, vər-ˈna-kyə-lər

1a: using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language

1b: of, relating to, or being a nonstandard language or dialect of a place, region, or country

1c: of, relating to, or being the normal spoken form of a language

2: applied to a plant or animal in the common native speech as distinguished from the Latin nomenclature of scientific classification

3: of, relating to, or characteristic of a period, place, or group

especially : of, relating to, or being the common building style of a period or place

Noun

1: a vernacular language, expression, or mode of expression : an expression or mode of expression that occurs in ordinary speech rather than formal writing

2: the mode of expression of a group or class

3: a common name of a plant or animal as distinguished from the Latin nomenclature of scientific classification : a vernacular name of a plant or animal