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non-vernacular

non--ver·nac·u·lar
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te ver-nak-yuh-ler, vuh-nak-]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ vərˈnæk yə lər, vəˈnæk-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te ver-nak-yuh-ler, vuh-nak-]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ vərˈnæk yə lər, vəˈnæk-/

Definitions of non-vernacular word

  • adjective non-vernacular (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned). 1
  • adjective non-vernacular expressed or written in the native language of a place, as literary works: a vernacular poem. 1
  • adjective non-vernacular using such a language: a vernacular speaker. 1
  • adjective non-vernacular of or relating to such a language. 1
  • adjective non-vernacular using plain, everyday, ordinary language. 1
  • adjective non-vernacular of, relating to, or characteristic of architectural vernacular. 1
See all 15 definitions of non-vernacular

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Origin of non-vernacular

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin vernācul(us) household, domestic, native (apparently adj. use of vernāculus, diminutive of verna slave born in the master's household, though derivation unclear) + -ar1

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Parts of speech for Non-vernacular

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Non-vernacular

non-vernacular popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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