idiom, n.
(idioms)
freq. cnt. 4
(idioms)
freq. cnt. 4
a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
idiom parlance
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
the style of a particular artist or school or movement
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
artistic style idiom
sample sentences
"an imaginative orchestral idiom"
semantic pointers
hyponym
baroque, baroqueness
classical style
order
rococo
High Renaissance
treatment
neoclassicism
classicism, classicalism
Romanticism, Romantic Movement
hypernym
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
accent dialect idiom
sample sentences
"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"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
member of this domain (usage)
hypernym
hyponym
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
<noun.communication>
idiom idiomatic expression phrasal idiom phrase set phrase
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
member of this domain (usage)
hypernym
hyponym