nonliterary

adjective

ˌnän-ˈli-tə-ˌrer-ē How to pronounce nonliterary (audio)
Definition of nonliterarynext
as in colloquial
used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing slang words are usually considered nonliterary

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  1. colloquial
  2. vernacular
  3. informal
Adjective
  • These posts range from theological breakdowns to translating scriptures in colloquial GenZ language, visualizing Bible stories through AI technologies, and customizing bible covers.
    Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • While Birnbaum’s playful take on Murakami’s prose established the hip, colloquial style the author is still mostly known for today, his translation of Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World cut about 100 pages from the Japanese text.
    Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of colloquial
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  • The novelist was remarkable in approaching the subject of race as a modernist, rather than drawing on Southern tropes or vernacular to convey her characters’ Blackness, said Thadious M. Davis, a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania who has studied and written about Larsen’s work.
    Ethelene Whitmire, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Tom Wolfe, in our pages in 1968, argued for it as a form of contemporary vernacular art, and so did the architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown in their hugely influential book Learning From Las Vegas.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of vernacular
Adjective
  • Trump's team and informal advisers have engaged in detailed discussions with representatives from the two Latin American governments, sometimes facilitated through business contacts, about accepting returning migrants, according to Bloomberg.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The extent of the damage has been difficult to ascertain, in part because of the prevalence of undocumented migrants living in informal dwellings.
    Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of informal
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nonliterary

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