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- [id-ee-uh m]
- /ˈɪd i əm/
- /ˈɪd.i.əm/
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- [id-ee-uh m]
- /ˈɪd i əm/
Definitions of idiom word
- noun idiom an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics. 1
- noun idiom a language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to a people. 1
- noun idiom a construction or expression of one language whose parts correspond to elements in another language but whose total structure or meaning is not matched in the same way in the second language. 1
- noun idiom the peculiar character or genius of a language. 1
- noun idiom a distinct style or character, in music, art, etc.: the idiom of Bach. 1
- noun idiom A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light). 1
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Origin of idiom
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; < Latin idiōma < Greek idíōma peculiarity, specific property equivalent to idiō- (variant stem of idioûsthai to make one's own, appropriate, verbal derivative of idiós; see idio-) + -ma noun suffix of result
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Parts of speech for Idiom
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
idiom popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
idiom usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for idiom
noun idiom
- patois — a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- dialect — A dialect is a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area.
- locution — a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
- vernacular — (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).
- phrase — Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
Antonyms for idiom
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