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Rare
noun
•
A
manner
of
speaking
, a
mode
of
expression
peculiar
to
a language
, person, or group of people.
•
A language
or
language
variety
;
specifically
, a
restricted
dialect
used in a
given
historical
period
,
context
etc.
•
An
established
expression
whose
meaning
may not be not
deducible
from the
literal
meanings
of its
component
words
, often
peculiar
to a
given
language
.
•
An
artistic
style
(
for example
, in
art
,
architecture
, or
music
); an
instance
of such a
style
.
•
In Programming:
A
programming
construct
or
phraseology
that is
characteristic
of the
language
.
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idiotism
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acronym
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pronunciation
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phoneme
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rhyme
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folk etymology
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art form
source text
descriptive adjective
turn of phrase
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idiom
English
idiome
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
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