Generic term for different language varieties.
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Examples for "idiom "
Examples for "idiom "
1 Serge lifted his hand, the physical Belter idiom for asking a question.
2 For that moment Michael was struck by the idiom Tessio had used.
3 The savages of the Neutral Nation had also adopted the Huron idiom .
4 It takes an American idiom and id to properly troll the electorate.
5 Christine interrupted, not comprehending the technical idiom and not interested in it.
1 In the words rec-ol - lect ' and rep-re-sent', the third syllable is accented.
2 I've helped ' lect mor'n one feller t' office in my day.
3 Then, after a pause, she added,-'What d'ye ' lect that darky Linkum for President for?'
4 The Republican party would lect them and the Democratic party roust them out of office.
5 See note 20, in Archer Butler, series i. lect vi.]
1 There are now 11 separate walks around the city, including Irish, French, Spanish and German- language varieties , at least one every day.
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