VERNACULAR

[noun], [adjective] - (in) the form of a language that a regional (or other) group of speakers use naturally, esp. in informal situationsThe French I learned at school is very different from the local vernacular of the village where I'm now living. [C]More and more computer terms are now entering the vernacular. [U]Many Roman Catholics regret the replacing of the Latin mass by the vernacular. [U]His lively vernacular style goes down well with younger viewers.Some technical language eventually becomes vernacular.Vernacular can also be used to refer to dance, music, art, etc. that are in a style liked or performed by ordinary people.Jazz dance is a form of vernacular dancing.Vernacular can also mean (in) a local style of architecture in which ordinary houses are built.