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What is the noun for idioms?

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idiom
  1. (now rare) A manner of speaking, a way of expressing oneself.
  2. A language or dialect.
  3. Specifically, a particular variety of language; a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.
  4. An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.
  5. 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.
  6. (programming) A programming construct or phraseology that is characteristic of the language.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “There's an idiom in Tennessee that says a fooled man can't get fooled again.”
      “The few reviews written in a public idiom whether in literary journals or the general press are increasingly characterized by their blandly uncritical quality.”
      “In these depictions, done in a Western representational idiom, everything is explicit, and there are no secrets.”
idiomatology
  1. The study of idioms and idiomatic language
idiomatization
  1. The process of making a term idiomatic
idiomaticity
  1. The quality of being idiomatic.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The research was performed within the framework of the theory of idiomaticity and idiomatic expressions.”
      “In addition, the paper seeks to clarify the meaning of idiom and idiomaticity.”
      “Although idiomaticity has been thoroughly explored, it is usually the fixedness aspect that has been emphasised.”
idiomaticness
idiomatizations
  1. plural of idiomatization
idiomaticities
  1. plural of idiomaticity
idioms
  1. plural of idiomatic
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “First, one must have a firm command over classical Arabic language including its vocabulary, grammar, metaphors, and idioms.”
      “The soap videos provide both a glimpse of popular British culture and useful exposure to regional accents and idioms.”
      “Other exceptions to compositionality are idioms, figures of speech, and expressions which are subject to pragmatic interpretations.”
idiomata
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