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English
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin vulgāris, from volgus, vulgus 'mob; common folk', from Proto-Indo-European *u̯l̥k- (compare Welsh gwala 'plenty, sufficiency', Ancient Greek halia 'assembly', eilein 'to compress', Old Church Slavonic velkŭ 'great').
Pronunciation
Adjective
vulgar (comparative vulgarer or more vulgar, superlative vulgarest or most vulgar)
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Positive vulgar |
Comparative vulgarer or more vulgar |
Superlative vulgarest or most vulgar |
- (classical sense) Having to do with ordinary, common people.
- 1860, G. Syffarth, "A Remarkable Seal in Dr. Abbott's Museum at New York", Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis, age 265
- Further, the same sacred name in other monuments precedes the vulgar name of King Takellothis, the sixth of the XXII. Dyn., as we have seen.
- 1860, G. Syffarth, "A Remarkable Seal in Dr. Abbott's Museum at New York", Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis, age 265
- (colloquial) Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.
- The construction worker made a vulgar suggestion to the girls walking down the street.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- (obscene): vulgarity
- (ordinary): vulgar fraction, vulgate, Vulgate
Galician
Etymology
From Latin vulgāris.
Adjective
vulgar m. and f. (plural vulgares)
- common to the people, vulgar
- ordinary, undistinguished
- popular, commonly understood, as opposed to scientific or technical
- simple, unintelligent
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (popular): científico, técnico
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin vulgāris.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vulgar m. and f. (plural vulgares)
Related terms
- vulgo
- vulgaridad
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