serbo-croatian
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
The standard Shtokavian variety of that language first codified in the Vienna Literary Agreement and later used officially in Yugoslavia.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɝboʊkɹoʊeɪʃən
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Definition
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noun
The standard Shtokavian variety of that language first codified in the Vienna Literary Agreement and later used officially in Yugoslavia.
The Slavic language of the Serbs and Croats; the Serbian dialect is usually written in the Cyrillic alphabet and the Croatian dialect is usually written in the Roman alphabet
The South Slavic language of which Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian are literary standards.
A person of Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, or Montenegrin ethnicity or descent.
adjective
In or pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language.
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This meaning: The standard Shtokavian variety of that language first codified in the Vienna Literary Agreement and later used officially in Yugoslavia.
Used this way, serbo-croatian is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in literature or storytelling contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Official and authoritative
- Usage feel
- Formal and precise
Where it naturally appears
- Literature/storytelling
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