vernacular term

collocation in English

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vernacular
adjective
uk
/vəˈnæk.jə.lər/us
/vɚˈnæk.jə.lɚ/
using the form of a language that a particular group of speakers use naturally, especially in ...
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term
noun
uk
/tɜːm/us
/tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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(Definition ofvernacularandtermfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is not to deny the robustness of "interruption" as avernacularterm, and as an experience.
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When thevernaculartermmeets with trouble in recognition, he switches to multi-modal depiction to repair the trouble.
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He nonetheless tries avernacularterm, coated (line 18), but when the employee fails to recognize it, he tries a multi-modal depiction (lines 22-26).
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In the following excerpt, the customer attempts to refer to a document service by using avernaculartermrather than the institution's standard term.
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Scorcher was avernaculartermfor speeding motorists in the early 20th century.
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Herp is avernaculartermfor reptiles and amphibians.
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Finer grained equivalents of gabbro are called diabase, although thevernacularterm"microgabbro" is often used when extra descriptiveness is desired.
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Gnder is avernaculartermfor the regional and seasonal specialties, each butcher has his own recipe.
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Thevernaculartermcrocks is often used to describe this type of pottery, though the term crock is not seen in period documents describing the ware.
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While the employee in excerpt (4) initiated repair on the term coated explicitly, employees may also display trouble with customers' vernacular terms in less direct ways.
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