Concept information
Preferred term
idiomidiom
Definition
- A group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word understood on its own. (source: ISO12620:1999)
Entry terms
- idiom
Scope note
- ...
Belongs to group
Change note
- This concept is based on the ISOcat data category: http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-351
Example
- "to cut corners", meaning to rush a job without taking care to do it well, derived from the notion of cutting across someone's property at a corner instead of staying on the proper and legal sidewalk or street (source: SEW)
Notation
- idiom
In other languages
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idiom
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11459/CCR_C-351_b82907f8-2644-8def-642b-f7e5763d612e
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