Idiom (Noun)
Meaning 1
A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
The style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 4
An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.