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yntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language. Idiom may be employed loosely and figuratively as a synonym of language or dialect, but in its proper sense it signifies the totality of the general rules of construction which characterize the syntax of a particular language and…

or pertaining to, or conforming to, the mode of expression peculiar to a language; as, an idiomatic meaning; an idiomatic phrase. -- Id`i*o*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.

Idiomorphous.

Having a form of its own.

Applied to a semipermanent contraction of a muscle, produced by a mechanical irritant.

Not idiomatic. [R.] Landor.

A large subdivision of fungi coördinate with the Ascomycetes, characterized by having the spores borne on a basidium. It embraces those fungi best known to the public, such as mushrooms, toadstools, etc.

A conventional comment or saying, such as those characteristic of bromides. [Slang]

Partly idiomorphic; -- said of rock a portion only of whose constituents have a distinct crystalline form. -- Hy*pid`i*o*mor"phic*al*ly, adv.

Having a completely idiomorphic structure; -- said of certain rocks.

A word, phrase, idiom, or custom peculiar to Africa or Africans. "The knotty Africanisms . . . of the fathers." Milton.

An English idiom; a phrase or form language peculiar to the English. Dryden.

To make English; to English; to anglify; render conformable to the English idiom, or to English analogies.

A characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race; especially, a word or an idiom of the Anglo-Saxon tongue. M. Arnold.

An Arabic idiom peculiarly of language. Stuart.

An idiom of the Aramaic.

An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word, expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer in common use.

The style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the Athenians; a concise and elegant expression.

To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.

To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage.