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idiom
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idiom
n.
expression whose meaning cannot be derived from the combined meanings of it's individual elements; dialect, vernacular; characteristic style
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Idiom
An idiom (, "special property", from , "special feature, special phrasing, a peculiarity", f. , "one’s own") is a phrase or a fixed expression that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning. An idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning. There are thousands of idioms, and they occur frequently in all languages. It is estimated that there are at least twenty-five thousand idiomatic expressions in the English language. Idioms fall into the category of formulaic language.
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idiom
Noun
1. a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
(synonym) parlance
(hypernym) formulation, expression
2. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"
(synonym) dialect, accent
(hypernym) non-standard speech
(hyponym) eye dialect
(class) euphonious
3. the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"
(synonym) artistic style
(hypernym) manner, mode, style, way, fashion
(hyponym) baroque, baroqueness
4. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
(synonym) idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase
(hypernym) saying, expression, locution
(hyponym) ruralism, rusticism
(class) out of whack
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Idiom (das)
n.
idiom, dialect, characteristic style, form of a language spoken in a certain area or district
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idiom
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