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English noun: idiom | |||
| 1. | idiom (communication) a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language | ||
| Synonyms | parlance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expression, formulation | ||
| 2. | idiom (communication) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | non-standard speech | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | eye dialect, patois | ||
| Domain usage members | bang, euphonious, forrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, spang | ||
| 3. | idiom (attribute) the style of a particular artist or school or movement | ||
| Samples | An imaginative orchestral idiom. | ||
| Synonyms | artistic style | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fashion, manner, mode, style, way | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baroque, baroqueness, classical style, classicalism, classicism, High Renaissance, neoclassicism, order, rococo, Romantic Movement, Romanticism, treatment | ||
| 4. | idiom (communication) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expression, locution, saying | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ruralism, rusticism | ||
| Domain usage members | in the lurch, like clockwork, out of whack | ||
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