idiom

Meaning

Noun

  • A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of people.
  • A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.
  • An established expression whose meaning may not be not deducible from the literal meanings of its component words, often peculiar to a given language.
  • An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.
  • A programming construct or phraseology that is characteristic of the language.

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Origin

  • From Middle French idiome, and its source, Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα, from ἰδιοῦσθαι, from ἴδιος.

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