idiomatic

idiomatic
idiomatically, adv.idiomaticalness, idiomaticity /id'ee oh meuh tis"i tee/, n.
/id'ee euh mat"ik/, adj.
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, idiomatical.
[1705-15; < LGk idiomatikós, equiv. to idiomat- (s. of idíoma) IDIOM + -ikos -IC]

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