Definition/Bedeutung von colloquial

• English - Adjective: colloquial ( comparative more colloquial , superlative most colloquial ) ( linguistics ) Denoting a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of familiar conversation; informal . Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty . Usage notes Note that while colloquy and colloquium refer to formal conversation , colloquial refers instead specifically to informal…
• English - Etymology: 1751, from earlier term colloquy (a conversation), from Latin colloquium (conference, conversation), from con- (together) + loqui (speak).
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /kəˈləʊ.kwi.əl/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /kəˈloʊ.kwi.əl/ , /kəˈloʊ. ki .əl/