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(noun) an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up |
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Synonyms: idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase |
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Related Words: expression, locution, saying |
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(noun) the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" |
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Synonyms: artistic style |
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Related Words: fashion, manner, mode, style, treatment, way |
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(noun) a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language |
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Synonyms: parlance |
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Related Words: expression, formulation |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: accent, dialect |
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Related Words: non-standard speech, patois |
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