Idiom and Native language

Idiom

Idiom noun - A sequence of words having a specific meaning.
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Native language and idiom are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Native language" instead a noun "Idiom".

Nearby Words: idiotic, idiot, idiotically, idiomatic

Native language

Native language noun - The language that a person has spoken from earliest childhood.
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Idiom and native language are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Idiom" instead a noun phrase "Native language".

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  • Generally speaking, the idiom with more things explicitly stated is easier to understand for people whose idiom has fewer words than the other way around—a part of why people whose native language marks more things than English does can have trouble with English.
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Native language and Idiom. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/idiom/native_language
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