Definition of idiom

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Idiom (n.) The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language.

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Semitism :: Semitism (n.) A Semitic idiom; a word of Semitic origin.
Briticism :: Briticism (n.) A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Great Britain; any manner of using a word or words that is peculiar to Great Britain..
Cant :: Cant (n.) The idioms and peculiarities of speech in any sect, class, or occupation..
Hellenism :: Hellenism (n.) A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism.
Impure :: Impure (a.) Not accurate; not idiomatic; as, impure Latin; an impure style..
Celticism :: Celticism (n.) A custom of the Celts, or an idiom of their language..
#NAME? :: -ism () A suffix indicating an act, a process, the result of an act or a process, a state; also, a characteristic (as a theory, doctrine, idiom, etc.); as, baptism, galvanism, organism, hypnotism, socialism, sensualism, Anglicism..
Idiom :: Idiom (n.) Dialect; a variant form of a language.
Ruralism :: Ruralism (n.) A rural idiom or expression.
Phrase :: Phrase (n.) A short, pithy expression; especially, one which is often employed; a peculiar or idiomatic turn of speech; as, to err is human..
Idiom :: Idiom (n.) An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural form of a language; in extend use, an expression sanctioned by usage, having a sense peculiar to itself and not agreeing with the logical sense of its structural form; also, the phrase forms peculiar to a particular author..
Idiomatic :: Idiomatic (a.) Alt. of Idiomatica.
Arabism :: Arabism (n.) An Arabic idiom peculiarly of language.
Frenchism :: Frenchism (n.) A French mode or characteristic; an idiom peculiar to the French language.
Barbarous :: Barbarous (a.) Contrary to the pure idioms of a language.
Gallicism :: Gallicism (n.) A mode of speech peculiar to the French; a French idiom; also, in general, a French mode or custom..
Teutonicism :: Teutonicism (n.) A mode of speech peculiar to the Teutons; a Teutonic idiom, phrase, or expression; a Teutonic mode or custom; a Germanism..
Normanism :: Normanism (n.) A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans.
Hispanicism :: Hispanicism (n.) A Spanish idiom or mode of speech.
Germanism :: Germanism (n.) An idiom of the German language.
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