Meaning of 'idiom'

noun

the style of a particular artist or school or movement

Example: "an imaginative orchestral idiom"

Synonyms: artistic style

noun

a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

Synonyms: parlance

noun

an expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

Example: "The English language is full of interesting idioms. "

Synonyms: idiomatic expression phrasal idiom set phrase phrase

noun

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

Synonyms: accent dialect