the form of a language that a particular group of speakers use naturally, especially in informal situations

The Spanish I learned at school is very different from the local vernacular of this Mexican village. 我在学校里学的西班牙语与我现在住的这个墨西哥村子里所说的本地方言差别非常大。

Many Roman Catholics regret the replacing of the Latin mass by the vernacular. 很多天主教徒认为用方言代替拉丁语做弥撒是件很让人惋惜的事。

a local style in which ordinary houses are built

For most houses concrete is the vernacular.

We can adapt the house types to fit the vernacular.

dance, music, art, etc. that is in a style liked or performed by ordinary people

The second movement had extremes of refined string sound and robust wind playing, positioning high art next to the vernacular.