Colloquialism

//kəˈloʊ.kwi.əˌlɪz.əm//

"Colloquialism" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Before embarking on her trip, Kaefer expected to find a pan-Antarctic vocabulary, but quickly discovered there were distinct colloquialisms within each station.

The differences between slang, colloquialism and jargon are not clear-cut.

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