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colloquial

adjective

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Characteristic of ordinary informal conversation.

The editor replaced a colloquial phrase in the formal application.

Dictionary practice example.

For the next reading, Leon prepared a short introduction to elucidate the relationship between two narrators. He used the colloquial phrase 'keep an eye on the dates' because the event was informal.

From Saying What Matters.

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