1 [C] a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words:
'Let the cat out of the bag' is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.
2 [U,C] (formal) the kind of language and grammar used by particular people at a particular time or place
3 [U,C] (formal) the style of writing, music, art, etc. that is typical of a particular person, group, period or place:
the classical / contemporary / popular idiom
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for idiom is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is idiom a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, idiom is tagged as noun.
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