idiomatic
English
Alternative forms
- idiomatick (obsolete)
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἰδιωματικός (idiōmatikós, “related to an idiom”), from ἰδίωμα (idíōma, “idiom”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
idiomatic (comparative more idiomatic, superlative most idiomatic)
- Pertaining or conforming to the natural mode of expression of a language.
- Containing or using many idioms.
- Resembling or characteristic of an idiom.
- (music) Parts or pieces which are written both within the natural physical limitations of the instrument and human body and, less so or less often, the styles of playing used on specific instruments.
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language
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resembling or characteristic of an idiom
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using many idioms
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parts or pieces of or styles of playing music
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Noun
idiomatic (plural idiomatics)
- Synonym of idiom
References
- “idiomatic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “idiomatic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.