Main entry: idiom, artistic style
Definition: the style of a particular artist or school or movement
Usage: an imaginative orchestral idiom
Definition: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
Main entry: idiom, idiomatic expression, set phrase, phrasal idiom, phrase
Definition: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
Main entry: accent, idiom, dialect
Definition: the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
Usage: the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English; he has a strong German accent; it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy