These stories are told in colloquial and everyday language.
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Colloquial
/kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/
Synonyms for "colloquial" (125 found)
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Adjective(11 words)
conversationalbonzercasualchattierchummiercockamamieconversational languageconversational language styleconversational languagescopaceticdamnedest
Adjective(3 words)
Noun(4 words)
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Noun(9 words)
Adjective(25 words)
dialectaldoggierdoggonedutch group workeverydayeveryday languageeveryday languageseveryday lingoeveryday speecheveryday tasksfolksierfolksiestfolksygerman dialectgutsierhumungousidiomatic phraseiffyinformalinformal check
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informal checksinformal contextinformal displayinformal englishinformal english usage
Verb(1 words)
Related words (62)
Adjective(31 words)
Noun(16 words)
Verb(1 words)
Interjection(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
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2 entriesmore colloquialmost colloquial
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1 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I expect you can tell from the quoted text, but this is a book written in a colloquial style.
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Colloquial speech is used in everyday conversation.
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Shugo is a colloquial way of referring to someone who can drink large quantities of alcohol and additionally not feel the effects of intoxication.
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