vehicular

From Late Latin vehiculāris.

• esp (US) IPA^(key): /viˈhɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /viːɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)

vehicular (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars and trucks; involving a vehicle.

   vehicular homicide

   Ernest had a fear of vehicular travel, and ended up walking everywhere.

2. (linguistics, of a language) That is used between two groups who do not share a common native tongue nor a common culture.

   vehicular language

   English is used as a vehicular language in many business settings.

   Latin was a vehicular language for natural philosophers and others from the late Renaissance to the late 18th century.

• extravehicular
• vehicular language

• lingua franca

Borrowed from Late Latin vehiculāris. First attested in 1888.

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vehicular m or f (masculine and feminine plural vehiculars)

1. vehicular

• vehicle

From vehicle +‎ -ar, re-Latinized.

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vehicular (first-person singular present vehiculo, first-person singular preterite vehiculí, past participle vehiculat)

1. to convey by vehicle
2. (figurative) to transmit, to conduct

Borrowed from Latin vehicularius or French véhiculaire. By surface analysis, vehicul +‎ -ar.

vehicular m or n (feminine singular vehiculară, masculine plural vehiculari, feminine and neuter plural vehiculare)

1. vehicular

• vehicular in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

From vehículo +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /beikuˈlaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: vehi‧cu‧lar

vehicular m or f (masculine and feminine plural vehiculares)

1. vehicular (of a vehicle)
2. vehicular (of a common language)
   • 2015 September 14, “Los niños vuelven al colegio con la ‘ley Wert’ en el aire”, in El País‎:

     Desde la Asamblea por una Escuela Bilingüe (AEB) aseguran que hay varias familias que han solicitado vía judicial el uso del castellano también como lengua vehicular y que esperan una resolución.

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vehicular (first-person singular present vehiculo, first-person singular preterite vehiculé, past participle vehiculado)

1. to serve as a mediator

• “vehicular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28