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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
idiomatic
 
SYLLABICATION:id·i·o·mat·ic
PRONUNCIATION:  d--mtk
ADJECTIVE:1a. Peculiar to or characteristic of a given language. b. Characterized by proficient use of idiomatic expressions: a foreigner who speaks idiomatic English. 2. Resembling or having the nature of an idiom. 3. Using many idioms. 4. Peculiar to or characteristic of the style or manner of a particular group or people.
OTHER FORMS:idi·o·mati·cal·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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