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Vernacular

/vəˈrnækjələr/
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(noun) The language of a people or a national language.

He uttered an incomprehensible oath in the local vernacular before going on his way.
This is a vernacular.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The poet chose to write in the local ____, using the everyday language of the people in the small village today.

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