n. | 1. | The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language. |
2. | An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural form of a language. | |
3. | A combination of words having a meaning peculiar to itself and not predictable as a combination of the meanings of the individual words, but sanctioned by usage; | |
4. | The phrase forms peculiar to a particular author; | |
5. | Dialect; a variant form of a language. |
Noun | 1. | idiom - a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language Synonyms: parlance |
2. | idiom - 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" | |
3. | ![]() Synonyms: artistic style | |
4. | idiom - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up |