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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Idiom dictionary
		DICTIONARY Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language...
		DICTIONARY A generic name for a kind of reference book, usually devoted to the definition of words entered in alphabetic order, such as the Collins English Dictionary, but also including works of an encyclopedic nature, such as The Oxford Dictionary of Natural History.
		(6.) Locke's (1969, 114) characterization of the idiom as having risen is a prevalent ideological trope of the...
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Idiom+dictionary (1651 words)

	Idiom - definition from Biology-Online.org
		Idiom may be employed loosely and figuratively as a synonym of language or dialect, but in its proper sense it signifies the totality of the general rules of construction which characterise the syntax of a particular language and distinguish it from other tongues.
		An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural form of a language; in extend use, an expression sanctioned by usage, having a sense peculiar to itself and not agreeing with the logical sense of its structural form; also, the phrase forms peculiar to a particular author.
		The idioms of a language belong to its very structure; its dialects are varieties of expression ingrafted upon it in different localities or by different professions.
	www.biology-online.org /dictionary/Idiom (366 words)

	Idiom at AllExperts
		In linguistics, idioms are widely assumed to be figures of speech that contradict the principle of compositionality.
		Idioms are, in essence, often colloquial metaphors â" terms which require some foundational knowledge, information, or experience, to use only within a culture where parties must have common reference.
		While many idioms are clearly based in conceptual metaphors such as "time as a substance", "time as a path", "love as war" or "up is more", the idioms themselves are often not particularly essential, even when the metaphors themselves are.
	en.allexperts.com /e/i/id/idiom.htm (1092 words)

	Search Results for "Idiom dictionary"
		Often an idiom, such as under the weather, does not seem to make sense if taken literally.
		...A mode of expression peculiar to a language, as a Latin idiom, a French idiom.
		...The noun idiom has two specialized senses that refer particularly to language, for which a good dictionary is the best source, but the most important meaning of the...
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Idiom+dictionary (260 words)

	PostScript Idiom Recognition
		According to the American Heritage Dictionary, an idiom is "an expression that...
		In terms of an "idiom", it is a procedure that is characteristic of the PostScript Level 2 "period".
		Idiom Recognition is most often used by devices to "update" driver-produced PostScript.
	www.tgreer.com /idiom.html (931 words)

	Electronic Dictionary Models
		The main attraction of this dictionary is the ability to lookup kanji by writing them on the screen with a stylus.
		The V70 is a new dictionary as of late 2003.
		I have used many dictionaries with many different internal kanji dictionaries and I have found that these are for the most part all the same in regards to the entries themselves.
	www.bornplaydie.com /japan/dictionary/models.htm (3054 words)

	English-Zone.Com Idioms Dictionary
		Idioms are words, phrases, or expressions that are unusual either grammatically, as in "Long time, no see!" or there is a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements, as in "It's raining cats and dogs!" Every language has idioms, and they are challenging for foreign students to learn.
		Before the bartender made the drink, he broke the ice with a spoon and dropped in into the glass.
		This Idiom Dictionary represents HUNDREDS of hours of hard work.
	www.english-zone.com /idioms/main.html (150 words)

	Electronic Dictionary Features
		This dictionary also will classify verbs as ichidan or godan verbs which is very important for students to conjugate verbs correctly.
		All dictionaries are not equal and besides considering only the number of entries in these dictionaries, the quality of the entries and the entry examples is also important.
		Limitation 1: A common complaint some dictionaries is that even though some dictionaries have an a kanji compound list, you can only get a list of compounds for a kanji if you searched for the kanji from the kanji search screen.
	www.bornplaydie.com /japan/dictionary/features.htm (2193 words)

	ESL - English Idioms
		A collection of idioms, phrasal verbs and proverbs generally expected to find in the average home, and workplace.
		Idioms in alphebatical order, each with a definition, and an example sentence.
		Hundreds of idioms, slang, phrasal verbs and proverbs with context examples.
	www.rong-chang.com /idioms.htm (309 words)

	ASL - American Sign Language
		According to the 1993 Merriam-Webster dictionary, an idiom is “an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either grammatically or in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements” (575).
		The ASL idiom "TRAIN GONE" means "no, I'm not going to repeat what I said." It isn't a metaphor because "the leaving of a train" is sufficiently different from the idea of "someone not repeating themselves" that you really can't make a direct connection between the two.
		ASL idioms could be used to teach English idioms to students.
	www.lifeprint.com /asl101/pages-layout/idioms.htm (1089 words)

	Method using a programmed digital computer system for translation between natural languages - Patent 4706212
		On the basis of the dictionary information, sequences of operations are carried out which gradually generate the multiplicity of computer codes needed to express all the syntactic and semantic functions of the words in the sentence.
		Dictionary arrangement, the lookup concept, the utilization of memory switches during syntactic analysis and the resolution of multiple meaning problems use the same basic approaches regardless of source or target languages.
		These rules are introduced during dictionary lookup in a fashion resembling the introduction of grammar codes and are used in the generalized semantic program to resolve the ambiguity of the particular word.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /4706212.html (18741 words)

	World's First Mongolian Idiom Dictionary Off Press
		A spokesman for the publishing house said most of the idioms were gathered from among the people and never appeared in other Mongolian dictionaries.
		He said the compiling work began as early as 1977 and concluded in 1988, but the lack of funding support for printing delayed the publication of the dictionary until last year.
		The dictionary is useful to learners and speakers of the Mongolian language and those studying the Mongolian science.
	www.china.org.cn /english/PP-e/27198.htm (103 words)

	Fun with Idioms
		Once all of the students have their individual idioms, ask them to close their eyes and imagine the literal meaning of the idiom.
		If the students have trouble understanding the figurative meaning of their idiom give it to them in a sentence so they can use the context clues to figure it out.
		When students are done illustrating their idioms, give each student a chance to share their illustrations with the class.
	www.glc.k12.ga.us /BuilderV03/lptools/lpshared/lpdisplay.asp?Session_Stamp=&LPID=15064 (566 words)

	Amazon.com: Ntc's American Idiom Dictionary (National Textbook Language Dictionaries): Books: Richard A. Spears (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The idiom is used in a sample sentence, and should the idiom have an alternate meaning, additional sentences are given.
		Idioms are so common in speech and writing in today's English, that you really don't stand a chance of speaking or understanding the language properly if you don't get familiar with its idiomatic expression.
		This dictionary uses the stand-in pronouns someone and something to indicate whether the verb in the phrase calls for an object, where the object should go in the sentence, whether the object can be human or nonhuman, and if there are different meanings dependent on whether the object is human or nonhuman.
	www.amazon.com /American-Dictionary-National-Textbook-Dictionaries/dp/0844208256 (2243 words)

	English Idioms List,Business Color Animal Food Money colour idiom for TOEFL FCE IELTS learn study exercises examples ...
		An idiom is a phrase understood by many people in a specific culture or subculture, and that phrase has a different meaning from the meaning it appears to have.
		Idioms are used in both spoken and written English, and often appear in newspaper articles.
		Idioms with the same meanings and use in your own language may use a different word than the English idiom.
	www.learn4good.com /languages/evr_english_idioms.htm (322 words)

	Idioms Books,English Idiom Dictionary Book List,Examples,Meanings,American,British idiomatic expressions
		Idioms undergo constant change in every living language, some of them falling out of use, while new words and phrases become part of the standard vocabulary.
		Practical and up-to-date, Ewart James dictionary of British slang contains nearly 2000 definitions yet measures a mere five and a half by three and half inches.
		Each idiom is explained in detail and with example sentences and a larger context.
	www.learn4good.com /languages/evrd_idioms/id-other.htm (519 words)

	e-Library: Language dictionary: Japanese
		Idioms that are invented in Japan and copied from China are available in these dictionaries.
		A multi-purpose dictionary provided by Sanseido, which provides English-Japanese dictionary, Japanese-English dictionary, Japanese dictionary, Katakana dictionary (Japanese character system for foreign vocabularies), as well as Kanji (Chinese characters used in Japan).
		Japanese and French idioms, slang, technical terms, as well as names of universities, associations, and journals can also be found in the same website.
	www.unescobkk.org /index.php?id=4826 (621 words)

	idiom - Definitions from Dictionary.com
		A speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements, as in keep tabs on.
		A style of artistic expression characteristic of a particular individual, school, period, or medium: the idiom of the French impressionists; the punk rock idiom.
		Someone unfamiliar with English idioms would probably not understand that to be “under the weather” is to be sick.
	dictionary.reference.com /browse/idiom (573 words)

	Amazon.com: Random House Russian-English Dictionary of Idioms: Books: Random House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		An idiom is considered here to be "a nonfree combination of two or more words that acts as a semantic whole.
		A typical entry consists of at least the following: the idiom, the Russian case it governs, its English definition(s), a Russian or Soviet literary example of the idiom, its English translation(s), and etymological note(s) where appropriate.
		This dictionary is a necessary addition to the reference library of anyone with scholarly aspirations in the field of Russian language.
	www.amazon.com /Random-House-Russian-English-Dictionary-Idioms/dp/0679405801 (1324 words)

	French Idiom Transducer
		It then uses its knowledge of the input idioms to change the output from the literal translations to the correct idiomatic phrases. We describe the methodology and development of FIT in §1.
		The last step in stage two is to conjugate the idiom and replace the literal translation of the idiom in the translated string with the properly conjugated idiom. Finally, the correctly improved translation is returned from FIT.
		The list of idioms was compiled of common English phrasal verbs, and French idioms from a French Idiom Dictionary (Denoeu, Sices, and Sices 1996).
	www.patrickkellogg.com /school/papers/fit/index.htm (3517 words)

	English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions - UsingEnglish.com
		An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words, which can make idioms hard for ESL students and learners to understand.
		When this idiom is used, it is a way of allowing an older person to do something first, though often in a slightly sarcastic way.
		This idiom can be used to suggest that the answer to something is very obvious or that the person would really like to hear what people think.
	www.usingenglish.com /reference/idioms (2587 words)

	Māori Dictionary \| Te Aka Māori-English English-Māori Dictionary
		This online Māori dictionary is aimed at providing quick access but it is recommended that you also purchase the hard copy for use in class and when you are not online.
		Comprehensive explanations for grammatical items are included, with examples of usage, as are idioms and colloquialisms with their meanings and examples.
		This dictionary is indexed to the Te Whanake Māori language series of narrative texts and resources, giving you quick access to topics, grammatical and usage explanations, idioms and colloquialisms, maps and illustrations.
	www.maoridictionary.co.nz (213 words)

	TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links - ESL : Idioms and Slang
		Idioms, each with a definition and a sentence example.
		An idiom quiz, a slang quiz, a 'common errors' quiz and bookstore.
		Idioms and set phrases along with fl and white cartoons.
	iteslj.org /links/ESL/Idioms_and_Slang (675 words)

	Dictionary - British Council
		The way it works is to first look up the double-clicked word in a Learner's dictionary to find the simplest explanation.
		If the word cannot be found, or if users want a more detailed explanation, they are offered a link to other relevant dictionaries: CUP's Advanced Learner's dictionary, their dictionary of American English, or their phrasal verb and idiom dictionaries
		If the word has more than one use, you will need to make an initial choice, such as whether the word is a verb or a noun.
	www.britishcouncil.org /ru/home-dictionary.htm (336 words)

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	GoEnglish.com Idioms = "Lend Me Your Ear" = Today's English Idioms
		Lend me your ear is a polite way of asking for a person's full attention to listen to what you will say.
		GoEnglish.com teaches the meaning of English idioms and phrases.
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	www.goenglish.com (242 words)

	Idiom dictionary - UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum
		It is very difficult to learn them from the dictionary.
		When you read, notice the idioms you see in use, check the meanings in a dictionary and then try to use them.
		Mad-ox, people use idioms in both written and spoken language and I think it would be hard to point to which one had more idioms.
	www.usingenglish.com /forum/idioms/23852-idiom-dictionary.html (167 words)

	OneLook: General dictionary sites
		A to Z list of the most popular idioms: [185 words, 26Aug2007, More info]
		Dictionary of Americanisms (1848): [2158 words, 5Sep2007, More info]
		Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898): [14825 words, 11Apr2003, More info]
	www.onelook.com /?d=all_gen (796 words)

	idiom dictionary considerations - OneLook Dictionary Search
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	www.onelook.com /?w=idiom+dictionary+considerations&ls=a (64 words)

	Cambridge Dictionaries Online - Cambridge University Press
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	dictionary.cambridge.org /default.asp?dict=I (55 words)

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