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idiom
- For Wiktionary's handling of idioms, see Wiktionary:Idioms
English
Etymology
From Middle French idiome, and its source, Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ?????? (idí?ma, “a peculiarity, property, a peculiar phraseology, idiom”), from ????????? (idioûsthai, “to make one's own, appropriate to oneself”), from ????? (ídios, “one's own, pertaining to oneself, private, personal, peculiar, separate”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??d??m/
Noun
idiom (countable and uncountable, plural idioms or idiomata)
- A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of people.
- Synonyms: idiomaticness, idiomaticity
- A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.
- 2010, Christopher Hitchens, "The Other L-Word", Vanity Fair, 13 Jan 2010:
- Many parents and teachers have become irritated to the point of distraction at the way the weed-style growth of "like" has spread through the idiom of the young.
- 2010, Christopher Hitchens, "The Other L-Word", Vanity Fair, 13 Jan 2010:
- An established expression whose meaning may not be not deducible from the literal meanings of its component words, often peculiar to a given language.
- 2008, Patricia Hampl, “You’re History”, in Patricia Hampl and Elaine Tyler May (editors), Tell Me True: Memoir, History, and Writing a Life, Minnesota Historical Society, ?ISBN, page 134:
- You’re history, we say […] . Surely it is an American idiom. Impossible to imagine a postwar European saying, “You’re history. . . . That’s history,” meaning fuhgeddaboudit, pal.
- 2008, Patricia Hampl, “You’re History”, in Patricia Hampl and Elaine Tyler May (editors), Tell Me True: Memoir, History, and Writing a Life, Minnesota Historical Society, ?ISBN, page 134:
- An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.
- (programming) A programming construct or phraseology that is characteristic of the language.
Synonyms
- (language variety): dialect (loosely), language (loosely), languoid, lect, vernacular (loosely)
- (phrase): expression (loosely), form of words (loosely), idiotism, locution (loosely), phrase (loosely)
Derived terms
Related terms
- idiolect
- idiosyncratic
- idiot
Translations
See also
- Category:Idioms by language
Further reading
- American idioms - a comprehensive list of idioms, browsable through alphabetical links. Includes parts of speech, definitions and example sentences.
- English and American Idioms - RSS subscription channel
- Glossary of Linguistics
- Today's English Idioms at GoEnglish.com
- idiom in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- idiom in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- imido, imido-, modii
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??d?jom]
- Hyphenation: idiom
Noun
idiom m inan
- idiom (established expression whose meaning is not deducible from the literal meanings of its component words)
- 1972, Nový orient:
- P?ed b?žným „Nashledanou", které Peršané vyjad?ují slovy „nech? je B?h vaším opatrovníkem", dáme p?ednost idiomu „vaše laskavost nebo pozornost je (byla) nesmírná" nebo „nech? se vysoká laskavost nezmenší" ...
- 1985, Studie a práce linguistické:
- Stejn? málo významné byly pro IF pokusy p?iblížit význam idiom? ve vágních pojmech p?enesenosti, obraznosti, pr?hlednosti apod.
- 1996, ?asopis pro moderní filologii:
- Trochu konzervativní ?eský uživatel Schemannova slovníku bude možná zpo?átku postrádat u n?kterých idiom? jejich vysv?tlení, jak byl zvyklý kup?íkladu z dosud (do r. 1993) nejobsažn?jšího slovníku tohoto typu ...
- 2005, Zden?k St?íbrný, Proud ?asu:
- Vyjád?il to p?kným anglickým idiomem „They have added insult to your injury“.
- 2014, František ?ermák, Jazyk a slovník. Vybrané lingvistické studie:
- U idiom? pak m?žeme postulovat existenci p?edevším po?etných sekundárních symbol? (otev?ená hlava), pop?. ikon? (kamenný obli?ej), mén? ?asto však už sekundárních index? (co do, kór když).
- 1972, Nový orient:
Declension
Further reading
- idiom in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- idiom in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
- idiom in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz
- idiom in Nový encyklopedický slovník ?eštiny, czechency.org
- ?eská frazeologie, Naše ?e? (1984)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch idioom.
Noun
idiom (first-person possessive idiomku, second-person possessive idiommu, third-person possessive idiomnya)
- idiom (idiomatic expression)
- idiom (artistic style)
- (rare, dated) idiom (language or language variety)
Further reading
- “idiom” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?id.j?m/
Noun
idiom m inan
- idiom (idiomatic expression)
- idiom (artistic style)
- (rare, dated) idiom (language or language variety)
Declension
Romanian
Etymology
From French idiome
Noun
idiom n (plural idiomuri)
- idiom
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /id?o?m/
- Hyphenation: i?di?om
Noun
idì?m m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- idiom (idiomatic expression)
- idiom (artistic style)
- (linguistics) idiom (language or language variety)
Declension
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parable
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?pa??b?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?pæ?.?.b?l/, /?p??.?.b?l/
- Rhymes: -æ??b?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English parable, from Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek ???????? (parabol?, “comparison”). Doublet of parabola, parole, and palaver.
Noun
parable (plural parables)
- A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
Related terms
- palaver
- parabola
- parabole
- parole
Translations
Verb
parable (third-person singular simple present parables, present participle parabling, simple past and past participle parabled)
- (transitive) To represent by parable.
See also
- fable
- allegory
- pericope
- simile
Etymology 2
From Latin par?bilis, from par?re (“to prepare, procure”).
Adjective
parable (comparative more parable, superlative most parable)
- (obsolete) That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.
Further reading
- parable on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- rapable
French
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin parare (“to ward off”)
Adjective
parable (plural parables)
- preventable (able to be or fit to be prevented)
Related terms
- parade
- parer (verb)
Anagrams
- palabre
Middle English
Alternative forms
- parabole, parabol, parabele, parabyl, parabyll, parabil
Etymology
From Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek ???????? (parabol?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa?ra?bl?/, /pa?ra?b?l/, /?parab?l/
Noun
parable (plural parables)
- A parable or narrative (usually teaching or illustrating a lesson)
- A maxim or byword, a short phrase or quip teaching or illustrating a lesson.
- A oration or session of speaking, especially one full of invective; a diatribe or rant.
Descendants
- English: parable
- Scots: parable
- Yola: parboles (plural)
References
- “par??ble, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-21.
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