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Idiom

🔄 Synonyms of "Idiom"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
accentnoun	(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
dialectnoun	(linguistics, broad sense) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.
phrasenoun	A short written or spoken expression.
parlancenoun	A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.
set phrasenoun	(grammar) An idiomatic expression in general.
idiomatic expressionnoun	an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
artistic stylenoun	the style of a particular artist or school or movement
phrasal idiomnoun	an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Idiom"

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Word	Definition
parlancenoun	A certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.
set phrasenoun	(grammar) An idiomatic expression in general.
phrasenoun	A short written or spoken expression.
dialectnoun	(linguistics, broad sense) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.
accentnoun	(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
artistic stylenoun	the style of a particular artist or school or movement
idiomatic expressionnoun	an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
phrasal idiomnoun	an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
locutionnoun	A phrase or expression peculiar to or characteristic of a given person or group of people.
languagenoun	(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
expressionnoun	The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
termnoun	That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
argotnoun	The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
tonguenoun	The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
turn of phrasenoun	(uncountable) A distinctive way of wording things, a distinctive way of writing or speaking.
sayingnoun	A proverb or maxim.
colloquialismnoun	(linguistics) A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
phraseologynoun	The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech.
patoisnoun	(Jamaica) Jamaican Patois, a Jamaican creole language based primarily on English and African languages but also having influences from Spanish, Portuguese, and Hindi.
vernacularnoun	The language of a people or a national language.