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   idiomatic

   /ˌɪdɪəˈmatɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker: "he spoke fluent, idiomatic English"
   • 2. appropriate to the style of art or music associated with a particular period, individual, or group: "a short Bach piece containing lots of idiomatic motifs"

   Word Origin early 18th century: from Greek idiōmatikos ‘peculiar, characteristic’, from idiōma (see idiom).

   Derivatives

   • 1. idiomatically adverb

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