"idiomatic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪdi.əˈmætɪk/ Audio: en-au-idiomatic.ogg [Australia] Forms: more idiomatic [comparative], most idiomatic [superlative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἰδιωματικός (idiōmatikós, “related to an idiom”), from ἰδίωμα (idíōma, “idiom”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἰδιωματικός||related to an idiom}} Ancient Greek ἰδιωματικός (idiōmatikós, “related to an idiom”), {{m|grc|ἰδίωμα||idiom}} ἰδίωμα (idíōma, “idiom”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} idiomatic (comparative more idiomatic, superlative most idiomatic)
  1. Pertaining or conforming to idiom, the natural mode of expression of a language. Translations (pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language): idiomàtic (Catalan), idiomatický (Czech), idiomatisk (Danish), idiomatisch (Dutch), idiomaattinen (Finnish), idiomatique (French), idiomatisch (German), ιδιωματικός (idiomatikós) (Greek), idiomatico (Italian), 熟語 (jukugo) (Japanese), dooghyssagh (Manx), idiomatisk (Norwegian), idiomatyczny (Polish), idiomático (Portuguese), idiomatic (Romanian), идиомати́ческий (idiomatíčeskij) (Russian), idiomatski (Serbo-Croatian), идио̀матскӣ [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), diumàticu [masculine] (Sicilian), idiomatický (Slovak), idiomático (Spanish), kawikaanin (Tagalog), idiomatig (Welsh), priodweddol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-idiomatic-en-adj-83WHmGKN Disambiguation of 'pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language': 64 29 7
  2. Resembling or characteristic of an idiom. Translations (resembling or characteristic of an idiom): 象成语 (Chinese Mandarin), idiomaattinen (Finnish), corghlaragh (Manx), abbyrtagh (Manx), idiomatisk (Norwegian), idiomowy (Polish), идиомати́чный (idiomatíčnyj) (Russian), gnàthasach (Scottish Gaelic), idiomatický (Slovak), kawikaanin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-idiomatic-en-adj-YlWj~0pP Disambiguation of 'resembling or characteristic of an idiom': 17 81 2
  3. (music) Relating to parts or pieces which are written both within the natural physical limitations of the instrument and human body and, less so or less often, the styles of playing used on specific instruments. Categories (topical): Music Translations (parts or pieces of or styles of playing music): idiomatyczny (Polish), idiomatický (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-idiomatic-en-adj-9S1lMZdg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 13 40 19 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 21 12 50 16 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'parts or pieces of or styles of playing music': 4 1 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: idiomatick [obsolete] Related terms: idiom, idiomatical, idiomatically, idiomaticity, idiomaticize, idiomaticness Coordinate_terms: etymonic Translations (using many idioms): idiomaattinen (Finnish), idiomatyczny (Polish), идиомати́чный (idiomatíčnyj) (Russian), gnàthasach (Scottish Gaelic), idiomatický (Slovak)
Disambiguation of 'using many idioms': 39 32 29

Noun

IPA: /ˌɪdi.əˈmætɪk/ Audio: en-au-idiomatic.ogg [Australia] Forms: idiomatics [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἰδιωματικός (idiōmatikós, “related to an idiom”), from ἰδίωμα (idíōma, “idiom”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἰδιωματικός||related to an idiom}} Ancient Greek ἰδιωματικός (idiōmatikós, “related to an idiom”), {{m|grc|ἰδίωμα||idiom}} ἰδίωμα (idíōma, “idiom”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} idiomatic (plural idiomatics)
  1. Synonym of idiom Synonyms: idiom [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-idiomatic-en-noun-aADOeNlo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: idiomatick [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "In English, the only idiomatic position for a pronoun as the object of a phrasal verb is before the particle, whereas a noun as object can fall either before or after the particle; thus only he picked them up but either he picked his tools up or he picked up his tools.",
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          "text": "An idiomatic phrase that warns us against Pollyannaism is \"don't count your chickens before they hatch\".",
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        "(music) Relating to parts or pieces which are written both within the natural physical limitations of the instrument and human body and, less so or less often, the styles of playing used on specific instruments."
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
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      "ipa": "/ˌɪdi.əˈmætɪk/"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "idiomàtic"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "idiomatický"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "idiomatisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "idiomatisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "idiomaattinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "idiomatique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "idiomatisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "idiomatikós",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "ιδιωματικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "idiomatico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jukugo",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "熟語"
    },
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      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "dooghyssagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "idiomatisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "idiomatyczny"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "idiomático"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "idiomatic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "idiomatíčeskij",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "идиомати́ческий"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
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      "word": "idiomatski"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
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      "word": "идио̀матскӣ"
    },
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      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diumàticu"
    },
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "idiomatický"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "idiomático"
    },
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "kawikaanin"
    },
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      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
      "word": "idiomatig"
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      "sense": "pertaining or conforming to the mode of expression characteristic of a language",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of an idiom",
      "word": "象成语"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of an idiom",
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      "code": "gv",
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      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of an idiom",
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      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of an idiom",
      "word": "abbyrtagh"
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      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of an idiom",
      "word": "idiomatisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of an idiom",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of an idiom",
      "word": "идиомати́чный"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of an idiom",
      "word": "gnàthasach"
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "resembling or characteristic of an idiom",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "using many idioms",
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    },
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "using many idioms",
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "parts or pieces of or styles of playing music",
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "parts or pieces of or styles of playing music",
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    }
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    "Idiom (language structure)"
  ],
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}

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