colloquialism
pronunciation
How to pronounce colloquialism in British English:
UK [kəˈləʊkwiəlɪzəm]
How to pronounce colloquialism in American English:
US [kəˈloʊkwiəlɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Word Origin
- colloquialism (n.)
- 1810, "a colloquial word or phrase," from colloquial + -ism.
Example
- 1. Cultural metaphoric meaning of food language in english colloquialism .
- 2. A colloquialism is a word or expression often used in informal speech .
- 3. Act in an opera calls someone confused , he tells a wife , talk at ordinary times must not tell colloquialism , should sing say .
- 4. The word has been elevated from the status of slang to colloquialism .
- 5. Her speech is informal and filled with colloquialism .