Idiom definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary ID'IOM, n. [L. idioma ... followed the Latin language, but did not comply with the idiom of ours. 3. Dialect. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n ... is natural to native speakers of a language [syn: parlance, idiom] 2: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a ... is a dialect with an army and navy" [syn: dialect, idiom, accent] 3: the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" [syn: artistic style, idiom] 4: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from ...
language dialect or idiom definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hellenistic Hel`le*nis"tic ... e]nistique.] Pertaining to the Hellenists. Hellenistic language, dialect, or idiom, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived ... where the Greek language prevailed; the Jewish-Greek dialect or idiom of the Septuagint.
phrasal idiom definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an expression ... the meanings of the words that make it up [syn: idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase]
... of the human intellect. See Winer-Thayer, Grammar of the Idiom of the New Testament, 1869, 12-19, and Schmiedel's ... Thayer still speaks of "this species of Greek," "this peculiar idiom, .... Jewish Greek," though he sees that its basis is "the ... made more common by reason of similarity to the Semitic idiom. In 1897 he produced Neue Bibelstudien, sprachgeschichtliche Beitrage zumeist aus ... very formal style. But a number do preserve the vernacular idiom and often have the advantage of being dated. These inscriptions ... sense. Luke and Paul were not Atticists, but that artificial idiom did not represent the best type of culture. Deissmann admits ... koine also, so that the New Testament is not an idiom that was unknown to the Master. Gwilliam (1-vol ...
... s 1828 Dictionary DIALECT, n. [Gr.] 1. The form or idiom of a language, peculiar to a province, or to a ... is a dialect with an army and navy" [syn: dialect, idiom, accent] Merriam Webster's noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle ... from every quarter in their native dialect. --Prescott. Syn: Language; idiom; tongue; speech; phraseology. See Language, and Idiom. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (dialects) A dialect is a form ... N Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. Provincialism, idiom. 2. Language, tongue, speech, form of speech, phraseology, parlance. Moby ... composition, dialect atlas, dialect dictionary, dialectal, diction, expression, formulation, grammar, idiom, idiomatic, isogloss, jargon, language, langue, lingo, lingua, linguistic atlas, ...
... Language master, a teacher of languages. [Obs.] Syn: Speech; tongue; idiom; dialect; phraseology; diction; discourse; conversation; talk. Usage: Language, Speech, Tongue, Idiom, Dialect. Language is generic, denoting, in its most extended use ... for language, esp. for spoken language; as, the English tongue. Idiom denotes the forms of construction peculiar to a particular language ... Ho, Hokaltecan, Hokan-Siouan, Hopi, Hottentot, Iban, Ibanag, Ibo, Icelandic, Idiom Neutral, Igorot, Illyrian, Indic, Indo-Aryan, Indo-Chinese, Indo-European ... of words, communication, composition, dialect, diction, dictionary, expression, formulation, grammar, idiom, incorporative, inflectional, interaction, intercourse, isolating, jargon, language, lexicon, lingo, locution ...
... is natural to native speakers of a language [syn: parlance, idiom] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old French ... formal debate or parley 2. manner or mode of speech ; idiom Oxford Reference Dictionary n. a particular way of speaking, esp. as regards choice of words, idiom, etc. Etymology: OF f. parler speak, ult. f. L parabola ... Thesaurus choice of words, composition, dialect, diction, expression, formulation, grammar, idiom, jargon, language, langue, lingo, lingua, locution, parole, personal usage, phrase ...
Scotticism definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SCOT'TICISM, n. An idiom or peculiar expression of the natives of Scotland. SCOTTISH. [See ... Reference Dictionary n. (also Scoticism) a Scottish phrase, word, or idiom. Etymology: LL Scot(t)icus Webster's 1913 Dictionary Scotticism Scot"ti*cism, n. An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland or Scotchmen. That ... emphasis. --Masson. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Scottish idiom.
... The Primitive Tongue of Shinar 6. Comparison with the Semitic Idiom 7. The Testimony of the Sculptures, etc., to the Race ... primitive language of Shinar was not Semitic, but the agglutinative idiom now named Sumerian--a tongue long regarded as Turanian, and ... entered the other Semitic languages. 6. Comparison with the Semitic Idiom: Halevy's contention, that Sumerian is simply "an allography" for ... precedes the Semitic; and in the inscriptions the non-Semitic idiom precedes that of the Semitic tranlation. Everything points, therefore, to ...
... Usage: often capitalized Date: circa 1656 1. a characteristic French idiom or expression appearing in another language 2. a French trait Oxford Reference Dictionary n. a French idiom, esp. one adopted in another language. Etymology: F gallicisme (as ... A mode of speech peculiar to the French; a French idiom; also, in general, a French mode or custom. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. French idiom.
... e]nistique.] Pertaining to the Hellenists. Hellenistic language, dialect, or idiom, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived ... where the Greek language prevailed; the Jewish-Greek dialect or idiom of the Septuagint. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hellenistic Hel`le ... e]nistique.] Pertaining to the Hellenists. Hellenistic language, dialect, or idiom, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived ... where the Greek language prevailed; the Jewish-Greek dialect or idiom of the Septuagint.
Hibernicism definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary HIBERN'ICISM, n. An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish. Oxford Reference Dictionary n. an Irish idiom or expression; = BULL(3) 1. Etymology: as HIBERNIAN after Anglicism ... ni*cism, Hibernianism Hi*ber"ni*an*ism, n. An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish. --Todd. Soule ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms n. ; (also hibernianism) Irishism, Irish idiom.
... 2005) adj 1: of or relating to or conforming to idiom; "idiomatic English" [syn: idiomatic, idiomatical] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1712 1. of, relating to, or conforming to idiom 2. peculiar to a particular group, individual, or style • idiomatically ... Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. 1 relating to or conforming to idiom. 2 characteristic of a particular language. Derivatives: idiomatically adv. Etymology: Gk idiomatikos peculiar (as IDIOM) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Idiomatic Id`i*o*mat"ic ...
... a form of speech taken from the vulgar.] 1. An idiom; a peculiarity of expression; a mode of expression peculiar to ... idi?tismos, from idi?t?s Date: 1588 1. obsolete idiom 1 2. idiom 2 II. noun Etymology: idiot + -ism Date: 1592 archaic idiocy ... into or use common language, fr. ?. See Idiot.] 1. An idiom; a form, mode of expression, or signification, peculiar to a ...