vernacularly
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• adverb
In a manner characteristic of the everyday, native, or colloquial language of a particular region or group, rather than formal or literary language.
"The wildflower is known scientifically as Bellis perennis, though it is vernacularly referred to simply as the common daisy."
In accordance with traditional, indigenous, or local architectural and cultural building styles using locally available materials.
"Many of the rural cottages in the valley were vernacularly constructed using local limestone and thatched roofs."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the adjective 'vernacular', which derives from the Latin 'vernaculus' meaning 'native' or 'domestic' (originally from 'verna', a household slave born on the master's estate), combined with the adverbial suffix '-ly'.