talemåde — meaning in English

English meaning

• byword noun A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
• idiom noun A phrase whose meaning can't be worked out just from the words in it, such as "kick the bucket."

Senses

talemåde is used for these senses in English:

• byword A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
• idiom A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.

byword — full definition

1. noun A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
2. noun A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
3. noun Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
4. noun An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.

idiom — full definition

1. noun A phrase whose meaning can't be worked out just from the words in it, such as "kick the bucket."
2. noun A characteristic style of expression used in a language, art form, or field.

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