COLLOQUIAL


Meaning of COLLOQUIAL in English

[ kə'ləʊkwɪəl ]

■ adjective (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

Origin

C18: from L. colloquium 'conversation' + -al .

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