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idiom

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idiom

Summary

idiom is a type of word or phrase[1]. idiom has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • idiom's instance of is recorded as type of word or phrase[3].
  • idiom is a type of phrase[4].
  • idiom's Commons category is recorded as Idioms[5].
  • idiom's said to be the same as is recorded as modism[6].
  • idiom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Idioms[7].
  • idiom's has characteristic is recorded as non-compositional meaning[8].
  • idiom's different from is recorded as idiom[9].
  • idiom's different from is recorded as idiom[10].
  • idiom's different from is recorded as phraseme[11].
  • idiom's different from is recorded as Jukugo[12].

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Definition and Type

idiom's instance of is recorded as type of word or phrase[3]. idiom is a type of phrase[4].

Why It Matters

idiom has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] idiom is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

phrase

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . dictionary.cambridge.org. dictionary.cambridge.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ahdictionary.com. ahdictionary.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → idioms
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: idioms, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289933867|idioms (#289933867)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  2. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0002006-idiomy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0002006-idiomy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  3. 13w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Different from → idiom, idiom, phraseme +1
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → phrase
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 5447, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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