Definition of Idioms

1. Noun. (plural of idiom) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Idioms

1. idiom [n] - See also: idiom

Lexicographical Neighbors of Idioms

idiomata
idiomatic
idiomatic expression
idiomatical
idiomatically
idiomaticities
idiomaticity
idiomatick
idiomaticness
idiomaticnesses
idiomatology
idiomorph
idiomorphic
idiomorphous
idiomorphs
idioms (current term)
idiomuscular
idiomuscular contraction
idionodal
idionodal rhythm
idiopathetic
idiopathic
idiopathic aldosteronism
idiopathic bilateral vestibulopathy
idiopathic bone cavity
idiopathic bradycardia
idiopathic cardiomyopathy
idiopathic disease
idiopathic disorder
idiopathic epilepsy

Literary usage of Idioms

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Composition, Oral and Written by Charles Sears Baldwin (1909)
"INTEREST IN DETAILS idioms. — Most homely of all expressions in any language are its ... Some idioms seem ungrammatical, because they are relics of older ..."

2. Composition, Oral and Written by Charles Sears Baldwin (1911)
"idioms. — Most homely of all expressions in any language are its idioms. ... Some idioms seem ungrammatical, because they are relics of older constructions ..."

3. First Theory Book by Diller, Angela (1921)
"idioms FORMED FROM THE TONIC CHORD The three notes of the tonic chord can be placed in three different positions, root may be the lowest note, ..."

4. Seven Years' Residence in the Great Deserts of North America by Emmanuel Domenech (1860)
"ORGANISATION OF THE INDIAN LANGUAGES idioms OF THE NATCHEZ ... Those persons who maintain that these idioms or languages are merely patois, or dialects that ..."

5. The Working Principles of Rhetoric Examined in Their Literary Relations and by John Franklin Genung (1900)
"THREE idioms. Of the great store of idioms that give life and flavor to the ... Like all resources of the literary art, however, these idioms are to be ..."

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