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ALL meanings of non-vernacular

non--ver·nac·u·lar
N n
  • 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
  • adjective non-vernacular noting or pertaining to the common name for a plant or animal. 1
  • adjective non-vernacular Obsolete. (of a disease) endemic. 1
  • noun non-vernacular the native speech or language of a place. 1
  • noun non-vernacular the language or vocabulary peculiar to a class or profession. 1
  • noun non-vernacular a vernacular word or expression. 1
  • noun non-vernacular the plain variety of language in everyday use by ordinary people. 1
  • noun non-vernacular the common name of an animal or plant as distinguished from its Latin scientific name. 1
  • noun non-vernacular a style of architecture exemplifying the commonest techniques, decorative features, and materials of a particular historical period, region, or group of people. 1
  • noun non-vernacular any medium or mode of expression that reflects popular taste or indigenous styles. 1
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