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idiomatic

[ id-ee-uh-mat-ik ]
/ ˌɪd i əˈmæt ɪk /
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adjective
peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect: idiomatic French.
containing or using many idioms.
having a distinct style or character, especially in the arts: idiomatic writing; an idiomatic composer.
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Also id·i·o·mat·i·cal .

Origin of idiomatic

1705–15; <Late Greek idiōmatikós, equivalent to idiōmat- (stem of idíōma) idiom + -ikos-ic

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