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idiom, idiomatic
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idiomatic — id|i|o|mat|ic [ ,ıdiə mætık ] adjective 1. ) expressing things in a way that sounds natural: an idiomatic translation 2. ) containing idioms or consisting of an idiom: idiomatic expressions ╾ id|i|o|mat|i|cal|ly [ ,ıdiə mætıkli ] adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
idiomatic — UK [ˌɪdɪəˈmætɪk] / US adjective linguistics 1) expressing things in a way that sounds natural an idiomatic translation 2) containing idioms or consisting of an idiom idiomatic expressions Derived word: idiomatically UK [ˌɪdɪəˈmætɪklɪ] / US adverb … English dictionary
idiomatic — [ˌɪdiəˈmætɪk] adj 1) expressing things in a way that sounds natural an idiomatic translation[/ex] 2) containing idioms, or consisting of an idiom idiomatic expressions[/ex] idiomatically [ˌɪdiəˈmætɪkli] adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
idiomatic — IDIOMÁTIC, Ă, idiomatici, ce, adj. Care aparţine unui idiom, privitor la un idiom. [pr.: di o ] – Din fr. idiomatique. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 idiomátic adj. m. (sil. di o ), pl. idiomátici; f … Dicționar Român
idiom — in the context of language has two principal meanings: (1) the manner of expression that characterizes a language, and (2) a group of words that has a meaning not deducible from the individual words. The first can therefore be seen as the sum… … Modern English usage
Idiom — Id i*om ([i^]d [i^]*[u^]m), n. [F. idiome, L. idioma, fr. Gr. idi wma, fr. idioy^n to make a person s own, to make proper or peculiar; fr. i dios one s own, proper, peculiar; prob. akin to the reflexive pronoun o y^, o i^, e , and to eo s, o s,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Idiomatic — Id i*o*mat ic, Idiomatical Id i*o*mat ic*al, a. [Gr. idiwmatiko s.] 1. Of or pertaining to, or conforming to, the mode of expression peculiar to a language; as, an idiomatic meaning; an idiomatic phrase. {Id i*o*mat ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
idiomatic — (adj.) 1712, from L. idiomaticus, from Gk. idiomatikos; from idios one s own (see IDIOM (Cf. idiom)) + matos thinking, animated (see AUTOMATON (Cf. automaton)) … Etymology dictionary
Idiom (disambiguation) — Idiom may refer to: * In linguistics, an idiom is an expression whose meaning does not follow from the meaning of the individual words of which it is composed. * In musical terminology, idiomatic refers to parts or pieces which are written both… … Wikipedia
idiomatic — [id΄ē ə mat′ik] adj. [Gr idiōmatikos, peculiar, characteristic] 1. characteristic of a particular language 2. using or having many idioms 3. of, or having the nature of, an idiom or idioms idiomatically adv … English World dictionary
