Added 9 October 2026
colloquial
/kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/ adjective
Latin root: colloquium Wiktionary
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Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
You're using too many colloquial words in this cover letter: I suggest changing "I picked up loads of cool skills" to "I acquired many positive abilities"
- Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.
noun
- A colloquial word or phrase, colloquialism.
Origin
1751, from earlier term colloquy (“a conversation”), from Latin colloquium (“conference, conversation”), from con- (“together”) + loquor (“to speak”), + -al.
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