Colloquial Definition & Meaning
colloquial
- adjective
- characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English"
"Colloquial" in song lyrics
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"And living the life of slang and colloquial"
The Cross Movement — Hip-Hopcracy -
"definition of colloquial"
AOL — AOL
Words that rhyme with colloquial
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Generate a verseFrequently asked questions
- What does colloquial mean?
- characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English"
- What part of speech is colloquial?
- Colloquial is an adjective.