Synonym vs. Idiom
Synonymnoun
A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word.
Synonymnoun
A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.
Synonymnoun
(zoology) Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).
Synonymnoun
Any name for a taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.
Synonymnoun
(databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
Synonymnoun
One of two or more words (commonly words of the same language) which are equivalents of each other; one of two or more words which have very nearly the same signification, and therefore may often be used interchangeably. See under Synonymous.
Synonymnoun
An incorrect or incorrectly applied scientific name, as a new name applied to a species or genus already properly named, or a specific name preoccupied by that of another species of the same genus; - so used in the system of nomenclature (which see) in which the correct scientific names of certain natural groups (usually genera, species, and subspecies) are regarded as determined by priority.
Synonymnoun
One of two or more words corresponding in meaning but of different languages; a heteronym.
Synonymnoun
two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
Synonymnoun
a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close
Synonymnoun
a person or thing so closely associated with a particular quality or idea that the mention of their name calls it to mind
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a taxonomic name which has the same application as another, especially one which has been superseded and is no longer valid.
Synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in the same language. For example, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another; they are synonymous.
Idiomnoun
A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of people.
Idiomnoun
A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.
Idiomnoun
An established expression whose meaning is not deducible from the literal meanings of its component words, often peculiar to a given language.
Idiomnoun
An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.
Idiomnoun
(programming) A programming construct or phraseology that is characteristic of the language.
Idiomnoun
The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language.
Idiomnoun
An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural form of a language.
Idiomnoun
A combination of words having a meaning peculiar to itself and not predictable as a combination of the meanings of the individual words, but sanctioned by usage; as, an idiomatic expression; less commonly, a single word used in a peculiar sense.
Idiomnoun
The phrase forms peculiar to a particular author; as, written in his own idiom.
Idiomnoun
Dialect; a variant form of a language.
Idiomnoun
a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
Idiomnoun
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people;
Idiomnoun
the style of a particular artist or school or movement;
Idiomnoun
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
Idiomnoun
a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g. over the moon, see the light).
Idiomnoun
a form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people
Idiomnoun
the dialect of a people or part of a country.
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a characteristic mode of expression in music or art
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.
