Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a colloquial or conversational manner; in colloquial language.

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  • adverb In a colloquial manner.

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  • adverb with the use of colloquial expressions

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Examples

  • I think you are correct in saying that Bush is using the term colloquially rather than technically.

    Word Choices « Whatever 2006

  • People use the term colloquially to mean that something sells for 3x its cost, but that isn’t what ‘markup’ means in business.

    Question of the Day: What’s Up With Restaurant Wine Prices? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007

  • Of the men who are referred to colloquially as the Founders, only a few remain in the public consciousness.

    Uniting the Nation Gerald J. Russello 2011

  • Sí se puede is usually translated in English, colloquially, as "yes, we can."

    Barack Obama's new line: "Yes we can." Ann Althouse 2008

  • In the accounts of this time there is not -- to use the phrase colloquially -- a touch of romance.

    Richard Wagner Composer of Operas John F. Runciman 1891

  • That job is often referred to colloquially as "city editor."

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • Combine that with what researches term colloquially a "noisy brain," with its never-ending soundtrack of music and thoughts intertwined at a wild pace, and you can see why this has nothing to do with anybody's perception of God.

    Brain Blogger 2009

  • But I am not using the word colloquially: col·lo·qui·al (k-lkw-l) adj.

    Home 2009

  • But I am not using the word colloquially: col·lo·qui·al (k-lkw-l) adj.

    Home 2009

  • Combine that with what researches term colloquially a "noisy brain," with its never-ending soundtrack of music and thoughts intertwined at a wild pace, and you can see why this has nothing to do with anybody's perception of God.

    Brain Blogger 2009

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