Idiom
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An idiom is a complex expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from the meanings of its parts.
Term properties
The relational adjective is idiomatic.
Origin
This sense of idiom is first attested in the 17th century in English. The word was used earlier in the sense 'own language'.
Other languages
German idiomatischer Ausdruck
