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agrapha, ambiguity, anatomical, anatomical reference, axiom, beatitude, byword, calque, catchword, idiom, idiomatic expression, loan translation, motto, phrasal idiom, quip, saw, set phrase, shibboleth, shucks, slogan, southernism, tongue twister

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language, oral communication, speech, spoken language

expression, locution