Meteorite of the Month Vigarano February's Meteorite of the Month is Vigarano, a (CV3) carbonaceous chondrite that fell the evening of January 22, 1910, near Ferrara, Italy. Vigarano is the type specimen for the CV â¦ Continue Reading Â»
Vulgaris, a Latin adjective meaning common, or something that is derived from the masses of common people, may refer to: Vulgaris aerae, the Latin translation for the Common Era. Era Vulgaris, pseudo-Latin for Common Era (in Latin this means Common Mistress)
The assertion that vulgar words are not vulgarisms is nonsense, and contradicts how dictionaries define the word. From the American Heritage Dictionary: Vulgarism. 1. Vulgarity. 2a. A crudely indecent word or phrase; an obscenity. b. A word, phrase, or manner of expression used chiefly by uneducated people. From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Main Entry: vulÂ·garÂ·ism Pronunciation: 'v&l-g&-ri-z&m Function: noun 1 : VULGARITY 2 a : a word or expression originated or used chiefly by illiterate persons b : a coarse word or phrase : OBSCENITY. From the Oxford English Dictionary: Vulgarism: 1. A common or ordinary expression. Obs.1 2.