IDIOMATIC


Meaning of IDIOMATIC in English

/ ˌɪdiəˈmætɪk; NAmE / adjective

1.

containing expressions that are natural to a native speaker of a language :

She speaks fluent and idiomatic English.

2.

containing an idiom :

an idiomatic expression

►  idiom·at·ic·al·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent.: from Greek idiōmatikos peculiar, characteristic, from idiōma private property, peculiar phraseology, from idiousthai make one's own, from idios own, private.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.