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colloquialism definition

col·lo·qui·al·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

  1. colloquial quality, style, or usage
  2. a colloquial word or expression
  3. loosely a localism, or regionalism

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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