idiomatology
The study of idioms and idiomatic languageThe study of idioms and idiomatic language
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The study of idioms and idiomatic language
Origin
From idiomatic + -ology. Contemporary use is traced to George W. Grace in the unpublishedFrom idiomatic + -ology. Contemporary use is traced to George W. Grace in the unpublished 1977 paper "Language: An Ethnolinguistic Essay". However, the term had been coined at least twice previously in the same sense.
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable