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adjectivenonidiomatic (not comparable)
alternative non-idiomatic
- not comparableSynonym of unidiomatic.
The melodies are unaffected, almost stoic; there’s a kind of nonidiomatic breeze blowing through them.
2009 July 27, The New York Times, “New CDs”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022Synonyms: unidiomatic · Antonyms: idiomatic
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nonidiomatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonidiomatic
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“nonidiomatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonidiomatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonidiomatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonidiomatic.
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