Another word for colloquialism

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Noun

informality
The state or quality of being informal.
An informal act.

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1. The state or quality of being informal.
2. An informal act.
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expression
The act of expressing, conveying, or representing in words, art, music, or movement; a manifestation:
Something that expresses or communicates:
A symbol or combination of symbols that represents a quantity or a relationship between quantities.

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1. The act of expressing, conveying, or representing in words, art, music, or movement; a manifestation:
2. Something that expresses or communicates:
3. A symbol or combination of symbols that represents a quantity or a relationship between quantities.
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idiom
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.
The specific grammatical, syntactic, and structural character of a given language.
Regional speech or dialect.

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1. 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.
2. The specific grammatical, syntactic, and structural character of a given language.
3. Regional speech or dialect.
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