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idiom
- /ˈɪdiəm/
- [ˈɪdɪəm]
- [ˈɪɾiəm]
Rhymes with -iəm
Where it comes from
From Middle French idiome, and its source, Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα (idíōma, “a peculiarity, property, a peculiar phraseology, idiom”), from ἰδιοῦσθαι (idioûsthai, “to make one's own, appropriate to oneself”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one's own, pertaining to oneself, private, personal, peculiar, separate”). By surface analysis, idi- + -om.
noun idioms · idiomata · used uncountably
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A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
In English, idiom requires the indefinite article in a phrase such as "she's an engineer", whereas in Spanish, idiom forbids it.
Similar: idiomaticness, idiomaticity
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A programming construct or phraseology that is characteristic of the language.
I have to use the same assignment and call to raw_input in two places. How can I avoid that? I can use the while True/break idiom: […]
Similar: idiomaticness, idiomaticity
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A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context, etc.
In the idiom of the day, they were sutlers, although today they'd probably be called vendors.
Similar: dialect, language, languoid, lect, vernacular
- A phrasal expression that is unreliably understood literally, requiring pre-established cultural or domain-specific context to infer its intended meaning. She often spoke in idioms, pining for salad days and complaining about pots calling the kettle black.
- An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style. the idiom of the expressionists
Similar: expression, form of words, idiotism, locution, phrase
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: expression, form of words, idiotism, locution, phrase
Translations
Every language
noun manner of speaking
| Español | dicción, lenguaje |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 文風 /文风 wénfēng |
| Français | idiome |
| Deutsch | Idiom, Dialekt, Mundart, Redeweise, Sprechweise |
| Italiano | idioma, parlata |
| Русский | идио́ма idióma, оборо́т ре́чи oborót réči |
noun idiomatic expression
| Español | idiotismo, idiomatismo, modismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 관용구 gwanyonggu, 숙어 sugeo, 관용어 gwanyong'eo |
| 日本語 | 熟語 jukugo, 成句 seiku, 慣用語 kan'yōgo, 慣用句 kan'yōku |
| 中文 | 成語 /成语 chéngyǔ, 習慣用語 /习惯用语 xíguàn yòngyǔ, 俗語 /俗语 súyǔ, 習語 /习语 xíyǔ |
| हिन्दी | मुहावरा muhāvrā |
| Português | idioma, expressão idiomática |
| Français | idiotisme, idiome |
| Deutsch | Idiom, Redewendung, Redensart, Ausdrucksweise, idiomatischer Ausdruck |
| Italiano | espressione idiomatica, idiotismo, idiomatismo, locuzione |
| Ελληνικά | ιδίωμα idíoma |
| Română | idiom |
| Русский | идио́ма idióma, идиомати́ческий оборо́т idiomatíčeskij oborót, идиомати́ческое выраже́ние idiomatíčeskoje vyražénije, фразеологи́зм frazeologízm, усто́йчивое выраже́ние ustójčivoje vyražénije |
| Tiếng Việt | thành ngữ |
| العربية | اِصْطِلَاح iṣṭilāḥ, مُصْطَلَح muṣṭalaḥ |
| עברית | מַטְבֵּעַ לָשׁוֹן matbéa' lashón, נִיב niv |
noun language variety
| Español | idioma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 언어 eoneo, 어법 eobeop |
| 日本語 | 方言 hōgen, 訛り namari |
| 中文 | 方言 fāngyán |
| Français | idiome |
| Deutsch | Idiom, Sprache, Ausdrucksweise |
| Italiano | dialetto, vernacolo |
| Русский | идио́м idióm, диале́кт dialékt, наре́чие naréčije, го́вор góvor |
| Tiếng Việt | thổ ngữ |
| עברית | נִיב niv |
noun distinct style of art, etc
| 한국어 | 양식 yangsik |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 様式 yōshiki |
| Deutsch | Stil, Ausdrucksweise |
| Русский | сре́дство выраже́ния srédstvo vyražénija |
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title = {idiom},
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