1) Conversational 2) Idiomatic 3) Natural
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1) Conversational 2) Informal 3) Like ordinary talk
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• (a.) Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied; informal; as, colloquial intercourse; colloquial phrases; a colloquial style.
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Col·lo'qui·al adjective [ See Colloqui .] Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied; informal; as, colloquial intercourse; colloquial phrases; a colloquial style. -- Col*lo'qui*al*ly ,
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(Colloquial / slang (colloquialism)) A 'colloquy' is a formal word for 'conversation', so colloquial language means the everyday language or register we adopt when chatting to friends, for example, e.g. 'Hello Fred, how's the new mother-in-law these days?'. Slang is a particular form of colloquial language used by certain social groups, e.g. 'Hey-...
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[
adj] - characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
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colloquial 1. Appropriate to, used in, or characteristic of spoken language or of writing that is used to create the effect of conversation; belonging to common speech as opposed to formal speaking. 2. Characteristic of, or proper to, ordinary conversation; such as, being distinguished from formal or elevated language.
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belonging to conversation/language used in familiar, informal contexts. Contrasted with formal or literary language.
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adjective characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; `wrote her letters in a colloquial style`; `the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English`
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characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal. · involving or using conversation.
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[SAT terms] characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
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