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Nov 22, 2009
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id•i•o•mat•ic



Pronunciation: (id"ē-u-mat'ik), [key]
—adj.
1. peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect: idiomatic French.
2. containing or using many idioms.
3. having a distinct style or character, esp. in the arts: idiomatic writing; an idiomatic composer. Also,id"i•o•mat'i•cal.

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