1. idiom - noun
· a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
Synonym(s): parlance
Hypernym(s): formulation, expression
2. idiom - noun
· 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"
Hypernym(s): non-standard_speech
3. idiom - noun
· the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"
Synonym(s): artistic_style
Hypernym(s): manner, mode, style, way, fashion
4. idiom - noun
· an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
Synonym(s): idiomatic_expression, phrasal_idiom, set_phrase, phrase
Hypernym(s): saying, expression, locution
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