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idiom
noun
-
idiom
,
idioming
,
idioms
,
idiomed
a
phrase
or
group
of
words
that
has
a
meaning
different
from
the
individual
words
•
‘
Piece
of
idiom
’
is
just
another
way
of
saying
something
is
very
easy
.
‘
Piece
of
idiom
’
is
just
another
way
of
saying
something
is
very
easy
.
•
He
didn't
understand
the
idiom
‘
kick the bucket
’
at
first
.
He
didn't
understand
the
idiom
‘
kick the bucket
’
at
first
.
From
French
idiome
,
from
Late
Latin
idioma
,
from
Ancient
Greek
ἰδίωμα
(
idíōma
, “
peculiar
phraseology
,
peculiarity
,
idiom
”),
from
ἰδιόω
(
idióō
, “
I
appropriate
”)
from
ἴδιος
(
ídios
, “
one
’
s
own
,
personal
”).
noun
-
idiom
,
idioming
,
idioms
,
idiomed
the
language
or
forms
of
expression
specific
to
a
particular
group
,
region
,
or
historical
period
•
Shakespeare
wrote
in
the
rich
idiom
of
Elizabethan
England
.
Shakespeare
wrote
in
the
rich
idiom
of
Elizabethan
England
.
•
The
regional
idiom
includes
unique
words
like
‘
bubbler
’
for
water
fountain
.
The
regional
idiom
includes
unique
words
like
‘
bubbler
’
for
water
fountain
.
Same
origin
as
the
expression
sense
,
emphasizing
‘
peculiar
’
or
‘
one
’
s
own
’
forms
of
speech
.
