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idiomatic adjective [ ˌɪdɪəˈmatɪk ]

• using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker.
• "he spoke fluent, idiomatic English"
Similar: natural, native-speaker, grammatical, correct, vernacular, colloquial, everyday, conversational,
Opposite: unidiomatic,
• appropriate to the style of art or music associated with a particular period, individual, or group.
• "a short Bach piece containing lots of idiomatic motifs"
Origin: early 18th century: from Greek idiōmatikos ‘peculiar, characteristic’, from idiōma (see idiom).


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