idiomatic
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- a of or relating to or conforming to idiom
idiomatic English
- PTI denies any ribald intention in translating Pliny's phrase as it did, holds that idiomatic sense is more sacred than a literal translation, and a damn sight less harmful.
- Intended for worshipers to whom "traditional language has become something of a barrier," the up-to-date, idiomatic version of the Lord's Prayer was approved for experimental use .
- Palazhchenko, however, made sure that the West heard Gorbachev loud and clear in precise, accurate, and rich idiomatic English and got his message right.