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Vernacular Ver*nac"u*lar, a. [L. vernaculus born in one s house, native, fr. verna a slave born in his master s house, a native, probably akin to Skr. vas to dwell, E. was.] Belonging to the country of one s birth; one s own by birth or nature; native; indigenous; -- now used chiefly of language; as, English is our vernacular language. ``A vernacular disease. --Harvey. [1913 Webster]

His skill the vernacular dialect of the Celtic tongue. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

Which in our vernacular idiom may be thus interpreted. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Vernacular Ver*nac"u*lar, n. The vernacular language; one s mother tongue; often, the common forms of expression in a particular locality. [1913 Webster]