parlance, idiom (noun)

a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

dialect, idiom, accent (noun)

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"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

artistic style, idiom (noun)

the style of a particular artist or school or movement

"an imaginative orchestral idiom"

idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase (noun)

an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

idiom (Noun)

A manner of speaking, a way of expressing oneself.

idiom (Noun)

A language or dialect.

idiom (Noun)

Specifically, a particular variety of language; a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.

idiom (Noun)

An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.

idiom (Noun)

An expression peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language, especially when the meaning is illogical or separate from the meanings of its component words.

idiom (Noun)

A programming construct or phraseology generally held to be the most efficient, elegant or effective means to achieve a particular result or behavior.

Idiom

An idiom is a combination of words that has a figurative meaning, due to its common usage. An idiom's figurative meaning is separate from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which it is made. Idioms are numerous and they occur frequently in all languages. There are estimated to be at least 25,000 idiomatic expressions in the English language.

Idiom

An idiom is a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase; but some phrases become figurative idioms while retaining the literal meaning of the phrase. Categorized as formulaic language, an idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning. Idioms occur frequently in all languages; in English alone there are an estimated twenty-five million idiomatic expressions.