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idiom
noun
The style of a particular artist or school or movement
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ˈɪdɪəm
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noun
The style of a particular artist or school or movement
“An imaginative orchestral idiom”
noun
A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
noun
An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
noun
The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
“The immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English”
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An imaginative orchestral idiom
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
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