vernacular
/vəˈnækjələ(r)/noun
उच्चारण वनैक्यलर
स्थानीय भाषा, देशी भाषा, बोलचाल की भाषा
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[C, usually sing.]
the language spoken in a particular area or by a particular group of people, especially one that is not the official or written language
स्थानीय भाषा, देशी भाषा, बोलचाल की भाषा
- The poet chose to write in the vernacular rather than in Sanskrit.
- Many schools now teach in the local vernacular.
Synonyms dialect native language mother tongue patois idiom
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[usually before noun]
(of language) used by ordinary people in a particular area, rather than the official or written language
देशी, स्थानीय भाषा का
- vernacular newspapers
- Tulsidas wrote the Ramcharitmanas in the vernacular Awadhi language.
Synonyms native local colloquial indigenous
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[usually before noun] technical
(of buildings) built in a simple local style, rather than designed by an architect
(भवन) स्थानीय पारंपरिक शैली का
- vernacular architecture of Rajasthan
Synonyms traditional local
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dialect native language mother tongue patois idiom native local colloquial indigenous traditional
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General knowledge
The Vernacular Press Act of 1878, passed under Lord Lytton, restricted the freedom of newspapers published in Indian languages.
Lord Lytton के समय पारित Vernacular Press Act 1878 ने भारतीय भाषाओं में छपने वाले समाचार-पत्रों की स्वतंत्रता पर रोक लगाई थी।