 idiom |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language | |
| Synonyms: | parlance | |
| Related terms: | formulation | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (linguistics) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people | |
| Synonyms: | dialect accent | |
| Examples: | "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English" "he has a strong German accent" |
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| Related terms: | non-standard_speech patois eye_dialect forward spang euphonious stress | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the style of a particular artist or school or movement | |
| Synonyms: | artistic_style | |
| Examples: | "an imaginative orchestral idiom" |
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| Related terms: | manner treatment neoclassicism order classicism high_renaissance classical_style art_nouveau rococo romanticism baroque | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up | |
| Synonyms: | phrasal_idiom set_phrase phrase idiomatic_expression | |
| Related terms: | saying ruralism like_clockwork in_the_lurch out_of_whack formulate | |
| Similar spelling: |
iddm |
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