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Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of colloquialize form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   converting into a colloquial or informal register.

   "In course of time this mixed language becomes again standardized and the colloquializing process is repeated."

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cantjargonpatterspeaktalk

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"In course of time this mixed language becomes again standardized and the colloquializing process is repeated."

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