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Etymology
From Gr. ιδι�μα�ικ�� italbrac|idiomatikos �related to an idiom�, from Greek ιδί�μα, �idiom�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ɪdi��mætɪk/, SAMPA|/Idi@"m{tIk/

Adjective
idiomatic

1. Pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language.
2. Resembling or characteristic of an idiom.
3. Using many idioms.
4. 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.

Related terms
idiom
idiomatical
idiomatically
idiomaticity

Translations
trans-top|pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language
Czech: idiomatický m
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Norwegian: t-|no|idiomatisk
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trans-top|resembling or characteristic of an idiom
Norwegian: t-|no|idiomatisk
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trans-top|using many idioms
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trans-top|parts or pieces of or styles of playing music
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References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

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