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colloquialism

🇬🇧 UK/kә'lәjkwiәliz(ә)m/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

A word or phrase used in informal everyday speech but not in formal writing.

口语词,口语表达,俚语

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
coltogether, with
+
loquspeak, talk
+
iconnector
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
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ismdoctrine, belief, practice
=colloquialism

Common Collocations

  • 1.local colloquialism地方口语

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Using colloquialisms in academic essays can undermine the paper's credibility.

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