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Un-idiomatic
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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idiom (ˈɪdɪəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a group of words whose meaning cannot be predicted from the meanings of the constituent words, as for example (It was raining) cats and dogs |
| 2. | linguistic usage that is grammatical and natural to native speakers of a language |
| 3. | the characteristic vocabulary or usage of a specific human group or subject |
| 4. | the characteristic artistic style of an individual, school, period, etc |
| [C16: from Latin idiōma peculiarity of language, from Greek; see | |
| idiomatic | |
| —adj | |
| idio'matical | |
| —adj | |
| idio'matically | |
| —adv | |
| idio'maticalness | |
| —n | |
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