IDIOM

5 letters 8 Scrabble points /ˈɪdɪəm/

Definition of IDIOM

noun

  1. A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of people.

  2. A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.

  3. An established expression whose meaning is not deducible from the literal meanings of its component words, often peculiar to a given language.

Related words: dialect language languoid lect vernacular expression form of words locution

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters I D I O M
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

Anagrams of IDIOM

Words that use the same letters:

IMIDO

Words Containing "IDIOM"

AECIDIOMYCETES ANIDIOMATIC ANIDIOMATICAL BASIDIOMYCETE BASIDIOMYCETES BASIDIOMYCETOUS COCCIDIOMORPHA HYPIDIOMORPHIC IDIOMATIC IDIOMATICAL IDIOMATICALLY IDIOMATICALNESS IDIOMATICITY IDIOMATICNESS IDIOMELON IDIOMETER IDIOMOGRAPHY IDIOMOLOGY IDIOMORPHIC IDIOMORPHICALLY

Words Starting with "IDIOM"

IDIOMATIC IDIOMATICAL IDIOMATICALLY IDIOMATICALNESS IDIOMATICITY IDIOMATICNESS IDIOMELON IDIOMETER IDIOMOGRAPHY IDIOMOLOGY IDIOMORPHIC IDIOMORPHICALLY IDIOMORPHISM IDIOMORPHOUS IDIOMS IDIOMUSCULAR