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157 Řdiom Any expression peculiar to a language, conveying a distinct meaning, not necessarily explicable by occassio nally even contrary to, the general accepted grammatical rules. Idiomatic expression: An expression which has a distinct, specific meaning of its own, often incompatible with or even contrary to the individual meanings of the words which compose it. Idiomatic usage: Use of a word or expression with a meaning of its own, often contrary to the principles of grammar or logic. origins - A short et| ymological Dictionary of modern English by Eric Partridge idiocy, idiot, idiotic; idiom, idiomatic; idiosyn crosy, whence, after idiomatic the adj. idiosyncratic; the element into. These words derive from Gr. idios, proper or peculiar to oneself, private: dial widios, for older whedios (Argive): IEr, Sued, - Separated, separate, apart, akin to L sed and private prefix Se. Dictionary of Literary Terms - Harry Shaw - Harry Shaw (1972) idiom the constructions or expressions of one language where structure is not matched in another language. The word idiom meant in original Greek, “a private citizen, some thing, belaying to a private citizen, personal”. By extenidiom has come to mean “individual” and ‘peculiar”. Idimatic usage in English, for example, refers to expressions that conform to no grammatical preceden È & but are laws un to themselves...