Definition of idiom

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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..

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Foreignism :: Foreignism (n.) Anything peculiar to a foreign language or people; a foreign idiom or custom.
Ruralism :: Ruralism (n.) A rural idiom or expression.
Vernacularism :: Vernacularism (n.) A vernacular idiom.
Localism :: Localism (n.) A method of speaking or acting peculiar to a certain district; a local idiom or phrase.
Hellenism :: Hellenism (n.) A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism.
Hebraize :: Hebraize (v. t.) To convert into the Hebrew idiom; to make Hebrew or Hebraistic.
Vicious :: Vicious (a.) Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms..
Panidiomorphic :: Panidiomorphic (a.) Having a completely idiomorphic structure; -- said of certain rocks.
Italianism :: Italianism (n.) A word, phrase, or idiom, peculiar to the Italians; an Italicism..
Syringa :: Syriasm (n.) A Syrian idiom; a Syrianism; a Syriacism.
Persism :: Persism (n.) A Persian idiom.
Jargon :: "Jargon (n.) Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang..
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..
Latinity :: Latinity (n.) The Latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof; specifically, purity of Latin style or idiom..
Anidiomatical :: Anidiomatical (a.) Not idiomatic.
Atticize :: Atticize (v. i.) To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.
Idiom :: Idiom (n.) Dialect; a variant form of a language.
Idiom :: Idiom (n.) The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language.
Cant :: Cant (n.) The idioms and peculiarities of speech in any sect, class, or occupation..
Hibernianism :: Hibernianism (n.) An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish.
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