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Definition of idiom

noun:

• a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language. Synonyms: parlance.
• 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", "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy". Synonyms: accent, dialect.
• the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom". Synonyms: artistic style.
• an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up. Synonyms: idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase.

Related words

baroque, baroqueness, classicalism, classicism, neoclassicism, order, patois, rococo, ruralism, rusticism, treatment.

Words nearby

idiot.

Rhymes with

iridium, presidium.