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Vulgar

/ˈvʌl.ɡər/adjective
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Vulgar describes something lacking in refinement, taste, or decency, often referring to language, behavior, or art that's crude or offensive to social norms. In modern contexts, it can also evoke the everyday or commonplace origins of culture, but it's frequently used pejoratively to highlight societal divides between highbrow and lowbrow expressions.

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The same root gave us the 'Vulgate,' the Latin translation of the Bible completed by Saint Jerome in the 4th century, which was written in the common language to make it accessible to everyday people, revolutionizing religious literacy across Europe.

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