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Definition of idiomatic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

idiomatic

adjective
 
/ˌɪdiəˈmætɪk/
 
/ˌɪdiəˈmætɪk/
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  1. containing expressions that are natural to a native speaker of a language
    • She speaks fluent and idiomatic English.
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  2. containing an idiom
    • an idiomatic expression
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  3. Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Greek idiōmatikos ‘peculiar, characteristic’, from idiōma ‘private property, peculiar phraseology’, from idiousthai ‘make one's own’, from idios ‘own, private’.
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