col|lo|qui|al|ism — «kuh LOH kwee uh LIHZ uhm», noun. 1. a colloquial word or phrase. 2. colloquial style or usage: »Their language is…an actual transcript of the colloquialism of the day (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) … Useful english dictionary
col·lo·qui·al·ism — /kəˈloʊkwijəˌlızəm/ noun, pl isms [count] : a word or phrase that is used mostly in informal speech : a colloquial expression His English is very good, but he has trouble understanding certain colloquialisms … Useful english dictionary
col|lab|o|ra|tion|ism — «kuh LAB uh RAY shuh nihz uhm», noun. advocacy or practice of collaboration with an enemy or occupier of one s own country … Useful english dictionary
col|lec|tiv|ism — «kuh LEHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. a political and economic system in which the means of production of goods and services and the distribution of wealth are controlled by the people as a group or by the government, for example a system such as… … Useful english dictionary
col|or|ism — «KUHL uh rihz uhm», noun. the style or work of a colorist; coloration … Useful english dictionary
col·lec·tiv·ism — … Useful english dictionary
-dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
collegialism — col·le·gi·al·ism … English syllables
colloquialism — col·lo·qui·al·ism … English syllables
colloquialism — col•lo•qui•al•ism [[t]kəˈloʊ kwi əˌlɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) a colloquial expression 2) colloquial style or usage • Etymology: 1800–10 col•lo′qui•al•ist, n … From formal English to slang