n. expression whose meaning cannot be derived from the combined meanings of it's individual elements; dialect, vernacular; characteristic style

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Noun
1. a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
(synonym) parlance
(hypernym) formulation, expression
2. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"
(synonym) dialect, accent
(hypernym) non-standard speech
(hyponym) eye dialect
(class) euphonious
3. the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"
(synonym) artistic style
(hypernym) manner, mode, style, way, fashion
(hyponym) baroque, baroqueness
4. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
(synonym) idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase
(hypernym) saying, expression, locution
(hyponym) ruralism, rusticism
(class) out of whack

n. idiom, dialect, characteristic style, form of a language spoken in a certain area or district

n. idiom