"idiomatology" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: 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 Contemporary use is traced to George W. Grace in the unpublished 1977 paper "Language: An Ethnolinguistic Essay".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. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|idiomatic|ology}} idiomatic + -ology Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} idiomatology (uncountable)
  1. The study of idioms and idiomatic language Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-idiomatology-en-noun-8cpni~3C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ology

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