English+idiom

  • 41Australian English — /əstreɪljən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (say uhstraylyuhn ingglish) noun 1. the English language as used in Australia, including all varieties whether regional or social. 2. the national dialect of the English language used in Australia, characterised by the… …

  • 42List of pseudo-German words adapted to English — This is a list of pseudo German words adopted from the German language and adapted in such a way into English that their original meanings are no longer readily recognised by indigenous German speakers due to the new circumstances in which they… …

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  • 43American English — /əˌmɛrɪkən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (say uh.merikuhn ingglish) noun 1. the English language as used in the United States, including all varieties whether regional or social. Compare Black English. 2. the major dialects of the English language broadly identified… …

  • 44British English — /ˈbrɪtɪʃ ɪŋglɪʃ/ (say british ingglish) noun 1. the English language as used in Great Britain, including all varieties whether regional or social. 2. the dialect of the English language broadly identified with England, characterised by the… …

  • 45Malaysian English — /məˌleɪʒən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (say muh.layzhuhn ingglish) noun 1. the English language as used in Malaysia. 2. the dialect of the English language broadly identified with Malaysia, characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of many of… …

  • 46Siamese twins (English language) — Siamese twins (also irreversible binomials, binomials, binomial pairs, freezes) in the context of the English language refers to a pair or grouping of words that is used together as an idiomatic expression or collocation, usually conjoined by the …

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  • 47List of artworks known in English by a foreign title — The following is an alphabetical list of works of art that are often called by a non English name in an English context. (Of course, many such titles are simply the names of people: Don Quixote, Irma la Douce, Madame Bovary, Tosca, Pelléas et… …

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  • 48Aboriginal English — /æbəˌrɪdʒənəl ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (say abuh.rijuhnuhl ingglish) noun one of a number of variants converging on Australian English, especially characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of many Aboriginal people, including distinctive… …

  • 49New Zealand English — noun 1. the English language as used in New Zealand, including all varieties whether regional or social. 2. the dialect of the English language broadly identified with New Zealand, characterised by the pronunciation, lexis, and idiom typical of… …

  • 50Singaporean English — /sɪŋəˌpɔriən ˈɪŋglɪʃ/ (say singuh.pawreeuhn ingglish) noun 1. the English language as used in Singapore, including all varieties whether regional or social. 2. the dialect of the English language broadly identified with Singapore, characterised… …