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id⋅i⋅o⋅mat⋅ic

  [id-ee-uh-mat-ik]
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–adjective
1. peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect: idiomatic French.
2. containing or using many idioms.
3. having a distinct style or character, esp. in the arts: idiomatic writing; an idiomatic composer.
Also, id⋅i⋅o⋅mat⋅i⋅cal.

Origin:
1705–15; < LGk idiōmatikós, equiv. to idiōmat- (s. of idíōma) idiom + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
id⋅i⋅o⋅mat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
id⋅i⋅o⋅mat⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, id⋅i⋅o⋅ma⋅tic⋅i⋅ty  [id-ee-oh-muh-tis-i-tee] , noun
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