vernacular
adjective
ver·nac·u·lar
| \ vər-ˈna-kyə-lər
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Definition of vernacular
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
b
: of, relating to, or being a nonstandard language or dialect of a place, region, or country
c
: 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
the vernacular name
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
vernacular architecture