See Also: Idiom(medicine)
idiom(dictionary)
idiom(dictionary)

idiom (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: idiome, from Greek idioma 'personal way of expressing yourself', from idios; IDIOT]
[C] a group of words that has a special meaning that is different from the ordinary meaning of each separate word. For example, 'under the weather' is an idiom meaning 'ill'.
[U and C] formal or technical a style of expression in writing, speech, or music that is typical of a particular group of people
::the new musical idiom