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As nouns the difference between idiom and personification

is that idiom is a manner of speaking, a way of expressing oneself while personification is a person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.

idiom

English

(wikipedia idiom)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A manner of speaking, a way of expressing oneself.
  • A language or dialect.
  • Specifically, a particular variety of language; a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.
  • * 2010 , (Christopher Hitchens), "The Other'' L-Word", ''Vanity Fair , 13 Jan 2010:
    • Many parents and teachers have become irritated to the point of distraction at the way the weed-style growth of "like" has spread through the idiom of the young.
  • An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.
  • An expression peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language, especially when the meaning is illogical or separate from the meanings of its component words.
  • * 2008 , Patricia Hampl, “You’re History”, in Patricia Hampl and Elaine Tyler May (editors), Tell Me True: Memoir, History, and Writing a Life , Minnesota Historical Society, ISBN 9780873516303, page 134:
    • You’re history , we say . Surely it is an American idiom . Impossible to imagine a postwar European saying, “You’re history. . . . That’s history,” meaning fuhgeddaboudit, pal.
  • (programming) A programming construct or phraseology generally held to be the most efficient, elegant or effective means to achieve a particular result or behavior.
  • * {{quote-book, 2005, Magnus Lie Hetland, Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional, page=100, isbn=159059519X
    • , passage=I have to use the same assignment and call to raw_input in two places. How can I avoid that? I can use the while True/break idiom :

    Synonyms

    * (phrase) expression (loosely), form of words (loosely), phrase (loosely)

    Derived terms

    * idiolect * idiomatic * idiomatical * idiomatically

    Related terms

    * idiosyncratic * idiot

    See also

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    External links

    * American idioms - a comprehensive list of idioms, browsable through alphabetical links. Includes parts of speech, definitions and example sentences. * English and American Idioms - RSS subscription channel * Glossary of Linguistics * Today's English Idioms at GoEnglish.com * *

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    personification

    English

    (wikipedia personification)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
    • Adolf Hitler was the personification of anti-Semitism.
  • A figure of speech,in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
    • The writer used personification to convey her ideas.
  • An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human
    • The Grim Reaper is a personification of death.