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idiomatic
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Word definitions for idiomatic in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1712, from Latin idiomaticus , from Greek idiomatikos ; from idios "one's own" (see idiom ) + matos "thinking, animated" (see automaton ).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Idiomatic \Id`i*o*mat"ic\, Idiomatical \Id`i*o*mat"ic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to, or conforming to, the mode of expression peculiar to a language; as, an idiomatic meaning; an idiomatic phrase. -- Id`i*o*mat"ic*al*ly , adv. Of or pertaining to, or of the ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to or conforming to idiom; "idiomatic English" [syn: idiomatical ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an idiomatic expression (= an idiom ) ▪ Try to avoid using idiomatic expressions in an essay. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN phrase ▪ Does the text contain idiomatic phrases and if so, with what kind of dialect ...
Usage examples of idiomatic.
Though he prided himself on his English, he needed a translator to grasp Kyles rapid, idiomatic speech.
The latter ability was important, whether dealing with the general archetypical figures or the idiomatic entities that inhabited specific Locations.
Many idiomatic words and expressions, peculiar to the language, have been given, besides which a number of the common mistakes and pitfalls have been placed before the reader so that he may know and avoid them.
Mr Vladimir, frowning, paused, at a loss for a sufficiently idiomatic expression, and instantly brightened up, with a grin of beautifully white teeth.
Should he be kissing his own mother on the lips, his identity would yet be a mystery to her when our physicians have concluded his transformation and yet, so handsome a-what is that idiomatic expression you so charmingly employ, o incomparable jewel among jewels, when referring to my personal physique and sexual prowess?
Literally the French translated to 'Belly to the ground' but it was an idiomatic expression and was used historically to mean 'with great speed'.
This, of course, was not a physical threat, but only an idiomatic expression that shouldn't be taken literally.
Let the same license be allowed in English, the roots of which, native and adopted, are perhaps more numerous, and its idiomatic terminations more various than of the Greek, and see what the language would become.