'min': 31, var pbjs = pbjs || {}; { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '19042093' }}, iasLog("criterion : cdo_pc = dictionary"); iasLog("criterion : cdo_tc = resp"); { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11653860' }}, Colloquialism is characterized by wide usage of interjections and other expressive devices; it makes use of non-specialist terminology, and has a rapidly changing lexicon. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971066', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_c", ["arts_entertainment_media"]); 'cap': true 'cap': true {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654156' }}, dfpSlots['rightslot'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/rightslot', [[300, 250]], 'ad_rightslot').defineSizeMapping(mapping_rightslot).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').addService(googletag.pubads()); Not formal or literary. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_leftslot_160x600' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346693' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '387232' }}, var mapping_topslot_b = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[728, 90]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); storage: { var mapping_rightslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_leftslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, dfpSlots['topslot_b'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/topslot', [[728, 90]], 'ad_topslot_b').defineSizeMapping(mapping_topslot_b).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); This abbreviation is used in colloquial English, instead of the whole phrase. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446382' }}, params: { Colloquialism is the use of informal words or phrases in writing or speech. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195466', size: [728, 90] }}, 'max': 8, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_topslot_728x90' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [300, 50] }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_leftslot' }}, iasLog("criterion : cdo_l = en"); "Whazzup?" { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '705055' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195465', size: [300, 250] }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_pc", "dictionary"); { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, 'max': 30, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '194852', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654208' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_btmslot_mobile_flex' }}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, type: "cookie", { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346698' }}, "sign-out": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/signout?rid=READER_ID" iasLog("criterion : cdo_t = language"); { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971066', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { if (!event.isEmpty && event.slot.renderCallback) { event.slot.renderCallback(event); } }); dfpSlots['houseslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/houseslot', [300, 250], 'ad_houseslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_houseslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'right').setCategoryExclusion('house').addService(googletag.pubads()); { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}]; { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [120, 600] }}, iasLog("criterion : cdo_pt = entry"); { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776156', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '194852', size: [300, 250] }}, initAdSlotRefresher(); googletag.cmd.push(function() { userIds: [{ It is less unacceptable than Slang & Swear Words. }; googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_l", "en"); { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, 'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'">, günlük konuşma dilinde, samimi, konuşma diline ait…, coloquial, coloquial [masculine-feminine]…. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971081', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_topslot_728x90' }}, She was instructed to read the sentences in a normal, Perhaps appropriate for a prose work, yet in fact their translation is at times highly, We can also talk of both formal and informal usage on the one side and. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346688' }}, colloquial (comparative more colloquial, superlative most colloquial) 1. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, type: "html5", { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_leftslot' }}]}, name: "pbjs-unifiedid", }); iasLog("criterion : cdo_pt = entry"); type: "html5", { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_Billboard' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776160', position: 'atf' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776160', position: 'atf' }}, While it is OK to be colloquial and chatty with friends, it is not acceptable to be colloquial in an essay for school … { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971079', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, {code: 'ad_topslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]] } }, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776130', position: 'btf' }}, var mapping_leftslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1063, 0], [[120, 600], [160, 600], [300, 600]]).addSize([963, 0], [[120, 600], [160, 600]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346693' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446382' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [160, 600] }}, 'max': 3, if(pl_p) } iasLog("criterion : cdo_ei = colloquial"); Change your default dictionary to American English. See more. name: "_pubcid", { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, }, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [300, 50] }}, Definition - Colloquial: Adjective:1a: Relating to informal conversation 1b: A way of speaking that is too informal, given the circumstances 2: Referring to a commonly-used word for which there is a more formal, "correct" alternative Example: "He always spoke very formally at work, but changed to colloquial English around his friends." { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [300, 250] }}, var mapping_topslot_b = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[728, 90]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); var mapping_houseslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([963, 0], [300, 250]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); iasLog("criterion : cdo_c = " + ["arts_entertainment_media"]); var mapping_houseslot_b = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([963, 0], []).addSize([0, 0], [300, 250]).build(); { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_leftslot_160x600' }}, "sign-in": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/signin?rid=READER_ID", { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_rightslot2' }}]}]; googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_pt", "entry"); 'max': 3, Add the power of Cambridge Dictionary to your website using our free search box widgets. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [300, 50] }}, googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_tc", "resp"); {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971063', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, Slang words are an essential part of conversing in English. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '387232' }}, {code: 'ad_topslot_b', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_topslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/topslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[728, 90]] } }, {code: 'ad_btmslot_a', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_btmslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/btmslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, 'min': 0, "sign-out": "https://dictionary.cambridge.org/auth/signout?rid=READER_ID" colloquial definition in the English Cobuild dictionary for learners, colloquial meaning explained, see also 'colloquially',colloquialism',collation',collusion', English vocabulary { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}]; googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_ei", "colloquial"); } { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, {code: 'ad_rightslot2', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot2', adUnitPath: '/2863368/rightslot2' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [120, 600], [160, 600]] } }, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '346693' }}, iasLog("exclusion label : resp"); [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}]; expires: 365 { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '19042093' }}, His stumbling attempts at colloquial Russian amused her. name: "_pubcid", b : using conversational style a colloquial writer. Example sentences with "colloquial English", translation memory. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, var mapping_topslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], []).addSize([0, 550], [[300, 250]]).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 50], [320, 50], [320, 100]]).build(); googletag.enableServices(); bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776156', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot2' }}, The word “colloquialism” comes from the Latin colloquium, which means a “conference” or “conversation.” As a literary device, colloquialism refers to the { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_Billboard' }}, }); Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. name: "identityLink", { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_btmslot_300x250' }}, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, ga('set', 'dimension3', "default"); ga('require', 'displayfeatures'); { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, userSync: { bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776160', position: 'atf' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '541042770', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_SR' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195465', size: [300, 250] }}, }, {code: 'ad_rightslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/rightslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, , gon na, go nuts ; a conversation ; informal language or to writing that colloquial learning definition characteristic familiar! + ] more examples [ + ] more examples [ + ] more examples [ - ] hide [. 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