Etymology

idiomatic

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Today it means: Pertaining or conforming to idiom, the natural mode of expression of a language. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἰδιωματικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἰδιωματικός“related to an idiom”
  2. English todayidiomatic

From Ancient Greek ἰδιωματικός (idiōmatikós, “related to an idiom”), from ἰδίωμα (idíōma, “idiom”).

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