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colloquialism

/kəˈlɑkliəzəm/ /kəˈləʊkwɪəˌlɪzəm/
noun
GeneralLinguistics
  1. 1 konuşma dili ifadesi, gündelik dil ifadesi countable

Definition (English)

A word or phrase used in informal, everyday conversation, not in formal speech or writing.

Example Sentences

  1. "Gonna" is a colloquialism for "going to".
    "Gonna", "going to" yerine kullanılan bir konuşma dili ifadesidir.
  2. A few colloquialisms make dialogue sound natural in a novel.
    Birkaç konuşma dili ifadesi, romandaki diyalogların doğal görünmesini sağlar.

Synonyms

colloquial expressioninformal expression

Collocations

use colloquialismscommon colloquialismsavoid colloquialisms