idiom

1. n. The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language. Source: opted

2. n. An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural form of a language; in extend use, an expression sanctioned by usage, having a sense peculiar to itself and not agreeing with the logical sense of its structural form; also, the phrase forms peculiar to a particular author. Source: opted

3. n. Dialect; a variant form of a language. Source: opted

4. n. a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language Source: wordnet

5. n. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people Source: wordnet

6. n. the style of a particular artist or school or movement Source: wordnet

7. n. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up Source: wordnet

8. Of or pertaining to, or conforming to, the mode of expressionpeculiar to a language; as, an idiomatic meaning; an idiomaticphrase.-- Id`i*o*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. Source: adambom

9. n:100 n. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up Source: ecdict

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