Vernacular
Pronunciation : Ver*nac"u*lar
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. vernaculus born in one's house, native, fr. verna a slave born in his master's house, a native, probably akin to Skr. vas to dwell, E. was.]
Definition : Defn: Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or nature; native; indigenous; -- now used chiefly of language; as, English is our vernacular language. "A vernacular disease." Harvey. His skill the vernacular dialect of the Celtic tongue. Fuller. Which in our vernacular idiom may be thus interpreted. Pope.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ver*nac"u*lar
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The vernacular language; one's mother tongue; often, the common forms of expression in a particular locality.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913