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idiom
Overview of noun idiom
The noun idiom has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (2) parlance, idiom -- (a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language)
2. (1) dialect, idiom, accent -- (the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "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")
3. (1) artistic style, idiom -- (the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom")
4. idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase -- (an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun idiom
4 senses of idiom
Sense 1
parlance, idiom
=> formulation, expression
=> expressive style, style
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
dialect, idiom, accent
=> non-standard speech
=> speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
=> auditory communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
artistic style, idiom
=> manner, mode, style, way, fashion
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase
=> saying, expression, locution
=> speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
=> auditory communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun idiom
3 of 4 senses of idiom
Sense 2
dialect, idiom, accent
=> eye dialect
=> patois
Sense 3
artistic style, idiom
=> baroque, baroqueness
=> classical style
=> order
=> rococo
=> High Renaissance
=> treatment
=> neoclassicism
=> classicism, classicalism
=> Romanticism, Romantic Movement
Sense 4
idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase
=> ruralism, rusticism
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun idiom
4 senses of idiom
Sense 1
parlance, idiom
=> formulation, expression
Sense 2
dialect, idiom, accent
=> non-standard speech
Sense 3
artistic style, idiom
=> manner, mode, style, way, fashion
Sense 4
idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase
=> saying, expression, locution
Antonyms of noun idiom
Member Holonyms of noun idiom
Substance Holonyms of noun idiom
Part Holonyms of noun idiom
Member Meronyms of noun idiom
Substance Meronyms of noun idiom
Part Meronyms of noun idiom
Meronyms of noun idiom
Holonyms of noun idiom
Attributes of noun idiom
Derived Forms of noun idiom
2 of 4 senses of idiom
Sense 1
parlance, idiom
RELATED TO>(adj) idiomatic#1
=> idiomatic, idiomatical
RELATED TO>(adj) idiomatical#1
=> idiomatic, idiomatical
Sense 4
idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase
RELATED TO>(adj) idiomatic#1
=> idiomatic, idiomatical
Domain of noun idiom
Domain Terms of noun idiom
2 of 4 senses of idiom
Sense 2
dialect, idiom, accent
USAGE TERM>(adj) euphonious#2
USAGE TERM>(adv) forward#1, forwards#1, frontward#1, frontwards#1, forrad#1, forrard#1
USAGE TERM>(verb) spang#1, bang#6
Sense 4
idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase
USAGE TERM>(adj) out of whack#1
USAGE TERM>(adv) in the lurch#1
USAGE TERM>(adv) like clockwork#1
Familiarity of noun idiom
idiom used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun idiom
4 senses of idiom
Sense 1
parlance, idiom
> formulation, expression
=> sentimentalism
=> honorific
=> archaism, archaicism
=> boilerplate
=> colloquialism
=> parlance, idiom
=> Americanism
=> Anglicism, Briticism, Britishism
=> wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage
Sense 2
dialect, idiom, accent
> non-standard speech
=> baby talk, babytalk
=> baby talk, babytalk, motherese
=> dialect, idiom, accent
=> localism
=> regionalism
=> telegraphese
=> vernacular
=> slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
=> slang, slang expression, slang term
Sense 3
artistic style, idiom
> manner, mode, style, way, fashion
=> artistic style, idiom
=> drape
=> fit
=> form
=> life style, life-style, lifestyle, modus vivendi
=> setup
=> touch, signature
=> wise
Sense 4
idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase
> saying, expression, locution
=> Beatitude
=> logion
=> calque, calque formation, loan translation
=> advice and consent
=> ambiguity
=> euphemism
=> dysphemism
=> shucks
=> tongue twister
=> anatomical reference, anatomical
=> southernism
=> motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth
=> maxim, axiom
=> epigram, quip
=> proverb, adage, saw, byword
=> idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase
=> agrapha
=> sumpsimus
Meronyms of noun idiom
4 senses of idiom
Holonyms of noun idiom
Grep of noun idiom
idiom
idiom neutral
idiomatic expression
phrasal idiom
Grep of adj idiom
idiomatic
idiomatical
Grep of adv idiom
idiomatically
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