idiomatic
adjective/ˌɪdiəˈmætɪk/
/ˌɪdiəˈmætɪk/
- containing expressions that are natural to a native speaker of a language
- She speaks fluent and idiomatic English.
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- containing an idiom
- an idiomatic expression
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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