Greek idiom
1Greek literature — refers to those writings autochthonic to the areas of Greek influence, typically though not necessarily in one of the Greek dialects, throughout the whole period in which the Greek speaking peoples have existed.Ancient Greek literature (Before AD …
2idiom — ► NOUN 1) a group of words whose meaning cannot be deduced from those of the individual words (e.g. over the moon). 2) a form of expression natural to a language, person, or group. 3) a characteristic mode of expression in music or art. ORIGIN… …
3Idiom — This article is about phrases with figurative meaning. For other uses, see Idiom (disambiguation). Idiom (Latin: idioma, special property , f. Greek: ἰδίωμα – idiōma, special feature, special phrasing , f. Greek: ἴδιος – idios, one’s own ) is an… …
4Greek Revival architecture — Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last… …
5Idiom dictionary — The h word idiom was itself derived from the Greek “ἰδίωμα (idioma), which can be variously translated as peculiarity, property, or peculiar phraseology. Hence the word has come to be used to describe the form of speech peculiar to a people or… …
6Greek to me — That s Greek to me or It s (all) Greek to me is an idiom/dead metaphor in English, claiming that an expression is incomprehensible, either due to complexity or imprecision. The expression may be used with respect to verbal expressions with… …
7idiom — noun Etymology: Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French idiome, from Late Latin idioma individual peculiarity of language, from Greek idiōmat , idiōma, from idiousthai to appropriate, from idios Date: 1588 1. a. the language peculiar to a… …
8idiom — id|i|om [ˈıdiəm] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: idiome, from Greek idioma personal way of expressing yourself , from idios; IDIOT] 1.) a group of words that has a special meaning that is different from the ordinary meaning of each separate …
9idiom — /ˈɪdiəm / (say ideeuhm) noun 1. a form of expression peculiar to a language, especially one having a significance other than its literal one. 2. a variety or form of a language; a dialect. 3. the language peculiar to a people. 4. the peculiar… …
10Modern Greek literature — Greek literature Ancient Greek literature (until 4th century AD) Byzantine literature (4th – 15th century) Modern Greek literature (post 11th century) Modern Greek literature refers to literature written in the Greek language from the 11th… …
