Vulgar is a

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

word meaning "common" or "pertaining to ordinary people."

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* Vulgar or common language, the

vernacular A vernacular or vernacular language is in contrast with a "standard language". It refers to the language or dialect that is spoken by people that are inhabiting a particular country or region. The vernacular is typically the native language, n ...

speech of a region or a people * Language use characterised by vulgarity, see

Vulgarism In the study of language and literary style, a vulgarism is an expression or usage considered non-standard or characteristic of uneducated speech or writing. In colloquial or lexical English, "vulgarism" or "vulgarity" may be synonymous with pro ...

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*A vulgar

fraction A fraction (from la, fractus, "broken") represents a part of a whole or, more generally, any number of equal parts. When spoken in everyday English, a fraction describes how many parts of a certain size there are, for example, one-half, eight ...

in mathematics, one written in the common way and not as a decimal fraction * ''Vulgar'' (film), a 2000 American film * ''Vulgar'' (album), a 2003 album by Japanese band Dir en grey

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