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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