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Idiom — Id i*om ([i^]d [i^]*[u^]m), n. [F. idiome, L. idioma, fr. Gr. idi wma, fr. idioy^n to make a person s own, to make proper or peculiar; fr. i dios one s own, proper, peculiar; prob. akin to the reflexive pronoun o y^, o i^, e , and to eo s, o s,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
idiom — (n.) 1580s, form of speech peculiar to a people or place, from M.Fr. idiome (16c.) and directly from L.L. idioma a peculiarity in language, from Gk. idioma peculiarity, peculiar phraseology, from idioumai to appropriate to oneself, from idios… … Etymology dictionary
Idiom dictionary — The h word idiom was itself derived from the Greek “ἰδίωμα (idioma), which can be variously translated as peculiarity, property, or peculiar phraseology. Hence the word has come to be used to describe the form of speech peculiar to a people or… … Wikipedia
idiom — noun Etymology: Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French idiome, from Late Latin idioma individual peculiarity of language, from Greek idiōmat , idiōma, from idiousthai to appropriate, from idios Date: 1588 1. a. the language peculiar to a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
idiom — /ˈɪdiəm / (say ideeuhm) noun 1. a form of expression peculiar to a language, especially one having a significance other than its literal one. 2. a variety or form of a language; a dialect. 3. the language peculiar to a people. 4. the peculiar… …
idiom — /id ee euhm/, n. 1. 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… … Universalium
idiom — id•i•om [[t]ˈɪd i əm[/t]] n. 1) ling. an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual grammatical rules of a language or from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket“to die.” 2) ling. a language, dialect,… … From formal English to slang
idiom — Synonyms and related words: Acadian, Anglo Indian, Brooklynese, Cajun, Canadian French, Cockney, French Canadian, Gullah, Midland, Midland dialect, New England dialect, Pennsylvania Dutch, Yankee, Yorkshire, adjectival phrase, argot, bundle of… … Moby Thesaurus
idiom — n. language or dialect peculiar to a people, region, class, etc.; linguistic expression peculiar to itself in form, grammar, etc.; style of artistic expression characteristic of a person, period, medium etc. ♦ idiomatic, a. ♦ idiomology,… … Dictionary of difficult words
idiom — n. 1. Peculiar mode or turn of expression (sanctioned by use in any language). 2. Genius (of a language), characteristic quality. 3. Dialect … New dictionary of synonyms
