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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

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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

  • idiom

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/11459/CCR_C-351_b82907f8-2644-8def-642b-f7e5763d612e

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