The definition of an idiom is the language or expressions used by a specific group of people.
(noun)An example of idiom is the phrase "a dime a dozen."
See idiom in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: < Fr & LL: Fr idiome < LL idioma < Gr idiōma, peculiarity, idiom < idios: see idio-
See idiom in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Late Latin idiōma, idiōmat-
Origin: , from Greek
Origin: , from idiousthai, to make one's own
Origin: , from idios, own, personal, private; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots
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