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colloquial [kəˈləʊkwıəl] ADJ

colloquial

日常会话的 rìcháng huìhuà de

colloquial

口语的 kǒuyǔde

▶ colloquially ADV

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It would appear that these names were colloquial terms rather than official names. en.wikipedia.org

Hives are another cause for skin lumps and are sometimes called "heat bumps" and occasionally "protein bumps" as well, demonstrating the problem with commonly used, non-descriptive colloquial terms. www.horsechannel.com

It should be an impossible marriage -- the formal structures of music and the haphazard meanderings of colloquial speech. www.telegraph.co.uk

Their design incorporated a large basement; the colloquial term was an airey. en.wikipedia.org

While considered inappropriate in formal writing, colloquial terms are typically considered acceptable in speech across a wide range of contexts, while slang tends to be considered unacceptable in many contexts. en.wikipedia.org

The vendor would call the children his "burritos", as "burro" is a colloquial term for dunce or dullard. en.wikipedia.org

The works not focused on the institutional chronology tend to use colloquial terms and definitions, which partially distort the historical retrospective. en.wikipedia.org

It can also be used as a measure of energy, for truck classification, or as a colloquial term. en.wikipedia.org

A colloquial description of an action movie of the more violent kind. en.wikipedia.org

Contemporary and colloquial usage has somewhat expanded teetotalism to include strict abstinence from most recreational intoxicants (legal and illegal, see controlled substances). en.wikipedia.org

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