Colloquiality
[kuh-loh-kwee-uh l] /kəˈloʊ kwi əl/
adjective
1.
characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
2.
involving or using conversation.
/kəˈləʊkwɪəl/
adjective
1.
of or relating to conversation
2.
denoting or characterized by informal or conversational idiom or vocabulary Compare informal
adjective
pertaining to words or expressions more suitable for speech than writing; in informal, conversational style
noun
colloquial language or speech
Word Origin
Latin colloquium ‘speaking together’
adj.
1751, from colloquy “a conversation” + -al (1). Related: Colloquially.
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