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Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.

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Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.

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Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied; informal; as, colloquial intercours…

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Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied; informal; as, colloquial intercours…

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Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

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Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

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Pertaining to conversation; in the manner of one conversing; as, a conversational style.

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Pertaining to conversation; in the manner of one conversing; as, a conversational style.

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Happening, or belonging to, each successive day; diurnal; as, daily labor; a daily bulletin.

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Happening, or belonging to, each successive day; diurnal; as, daily labor; a daily bulletin.

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Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence; as, an epistolary style.

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Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence; as, an epistolary style.

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Used or fit for every day; common; usual; as, an everyday suit or clothes.

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Used or fit for every day; common; usual; as, an everyday suit or clothes.

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Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.

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Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.

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Of or pertaining to slang; of the nature of slang; disposed to use slang.

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Of or pertaining to slang; of the nature of slang; disposed to use slang.

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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 vernac…

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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 vernac…

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Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in general use; vernacular.

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Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in general use; vernacular.

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The state of being informal; want of regular, prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings.

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The state of being informal; want of regular, prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings.

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The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc.

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The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc.

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See Cozy.

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Snug; comfortable; easy; contented.

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Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.

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Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.

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See Methylal.

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See Methylal.

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