Look up: Idiom

1. idiom
   [n] - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
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2. Idiom
   a sequence of words which forms a whole unit of meaning
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3. idiom
   (Idiomatic language (idiom / idiomatic phrase)) Idiomatic language refers to many words or phrases that are a familiar and everyday feature of our language. Idioms are a part of the comfortable, conversational style of language we use daily - but to a foreigner, idioms are difficult to understand be...
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4. idiom
   a sequence of words which functions semantically as a unit and with an unpredictable meaning (e.g. kick the bucket, meaning die). This is generally accompanied by a degree of syntactic restriction.
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5. Idiom
   An idiom is an expression which is not meant literally and whose meaning cannot be deduced from knowledge of the individual words. For example: You look a bit under the weather this morning. Are you all right? Try and keep to the point of the discussion. You're always introducing red herrings. You ...
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6. Idiom
   Id'i·om (ĭd'ĭ*ŭm) noun [ French idiome , Latin idioma , from Greek 'idi`wma , from 'idioy^n to make a person's own, to make proper or peculiar; from 'i`dios one's own, proper, peculiar...
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7. idiom
   1. The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language. 'Idiom may be employed loosely and figuratively as a synonym of language or dialect, but in its proper sense it signifies the totality of the general rules of construction which characterise the syntax ...
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8. idiom
   phrasal idiom noun an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
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9. Idiom
   • (n.) Dialect; a variant form of a language. • (n.) An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural form of a language; in extend use, an expression sanctioned by usage, having a sense peculiar to itself and not agreeing with the logical sense of its structural form; al...
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10. idiom
    idiom 1. The way of using a particular language that comes naturally to its native speakers and involves both knowledge of its grammar and familiarity with its usage. 2. The style of expression of a specific individual or group. 3. The characteristic style of an artist or artistic group. 4. A fixed...
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11. idiom
    A special way of expressing an idea, characteristic of the language at that particular time.
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12. idiom
    Group of words with a meaning of its own that is different from the meanings of each individual word in the group (for example, `It's raining cats and dogs` means `It's raining heavily` and kick the bucket means `to die`); also a style of expression in writing, speech, or music that is ty...
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