Idiom has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
2
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"
"it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
3
the style of a particular artist or school or movement
"an imaginative orchestral idiom"
4
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
Example Sentences
"the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"
noun
"he has a strong German accent"
noun
"it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
noun
"an imaginative orchestral idiom"
noun
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Origin
The word "idiom" comes from the Ancient Greek idíōma, meaning a peculiarity or phrase that belongs specifically to oneself. It originally described language that is personal and unique to a particular group of speakers.