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We've checked our database and believe the answer is IDIOM which was last seen in the New York Times Mini crossword.
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noun

• a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

• the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

• the style of a particular artist or school or movement

• an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

28%14Expression not to be taken literally
noun

• language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

24%6Translate, in a way
verb

• convert code into ordinary language

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