colloquial
/kəˈləʊkwiəl/kuh-LOH-kwee-uhl
/kəˈloʊkwiəl/kuh-LOH-kwee-uhl
Meaningof talking together
Common meaning: in everyday spoken style
- colwith, together (form of con-)
- loquto speak, talkLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1077 · scan
- ialadjective ending: relating to
‘with, together (form of con-)’ + ‘to speak, talk’ → colloquial
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin loquor ‘to speak, talk’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry loquor, p. 1077 · dictionary scan
Roots
- loquor, locūtus Latin “to speak, talk”
Related words
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