idiom
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plural
idioms
plural
idioms
Britannica Dictionary definition of IDIOM
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an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but that has a separate meaning of its own
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The expression “give way,” meaning “retreat,” is an idiom.
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a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area and that uses some of its own words, grammar, and pronunciations
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dialect
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a style or form of expression that is characteristic of a particular person, type of art, etc.
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a poet's idiom
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rock and roll and other musical idioms
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a feature of modern jazz idiom
— idiomatic
/ˌɪdijəˈmætɪk/ adjective-
an idiomatic expression/phrase [=an expression/phrase that is an idiom]
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a use of language that is not idiomatic [=that does not sound natural or correct]
— idiomatically
/ˌɪdijəˈmætɪkli/ adverb-
That phrase is idiomatically acceptable/correct.
