IDIOM


Meaning of IDIOM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪdiəm ]

( idioms)

1.

A particular idiom is a particular style of something such as music, dance, or architecture. ( FORMAL )

McCartney was also keen to write in a classical idiom, rather than a pop one...

= style

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2.

An idiom is a group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately. ( TECHNICAL )

Proverbs and idioms may become worn with over-use...

= phrase

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3.

Idiom of a particular kind is the language that people use at a particular time or in a particular place. ( FORMAL )

...her command of the Chinese idiom.

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