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1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading by B. A. Hathaway
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Any word formed contrary to the genius of the language.

90. _What is meant by idiom?_
A peculiar mode of expression.

91. _What is diction?_
Diction treats of the selection and right use of words.

92. _When is our diction pure?_
When we use only such words as belong to the idiom of our language.

93. _What are Synonyms?_
Words having a similar signification.

94. _What is a Synonymicon?_
A dictionary of synonymous words.

95. _What is meant by a reputable word?_
One that is used by educated people.

96. _What is an Anacoluthic word?_
One that is unnecessary to the completion of a sentence.

97. _What is an Idiomatic word?_
A word belonging to an individual language.

98. _What is an Ideographical language?_
One in which the characters represent ideas rather than sounds.

99. _Can there be a derivative word without an affix?_
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