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Idiomatic

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Idiom 74% connected

The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Idiom 74% connected

The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Parlance 74% connected

Conversation; discourse; talk; diction; phrase; as, in legal parlance; in common parlance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Parlance 74% connected

Conversation; discourse; talk; diction; phrase; as, in legal parlance; in common parlance.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Parlance 66% connected

Conversation; discourse; talk; diction; phrase; as, in legal parlance; in common parlance.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Idiomatical 92% connected

Of or pertaining to, or conforming to, the mode of expression peculiar to a language; as, an idiomatic meaning; an idiomatic phrase.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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