Verna
noun
1.
a female given name.
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adjective 1. (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned). 2. expressed or written in the native language of a place, as literary works: a vernacular poem. 3. using such a language: a vernacular speaker. 4. of or relating to such a language. 5. using plain, everyday, ordinary language. 6. of, relating to, […]
- Vernacularism
[ver-nak-yuh-luh-riz-uh m, vuh-nak-] /vərˈnæk yə ləˌrɪz əm, vəˈnæk-/ noun 1. a vernacular word or expression. 2. the use of the vernacular. vernacularism /vəˈnækjʊləˌrɪzəm/ noun 1. the use of the vernacular or a term in the vernacular
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[ver-nak-yuh-luh-rahyz, vuh-nak-] /vərˈnæk yə ləˌraɪz, vəˈnæk-/ verb (used with object), vernacularized, vernacularizing. 1. to translate into the natural speech peculiar to a people.
- Vernal
adjective 1. of or relating to spring: vernal sunshine. 2. appearing or occurring in spring: vernal migratory movements. 3. appropriate to or suggesting spring; springlike: vernal greenery. 4. belonging to or characteristic of youth: vernal longings. adjective 1. of or occurring in spring 2. (poetic) of or characteristic of youth; fresh
- Vernal conjunctivitis
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