Talk:idiomatic

This definition is wrong, it is worded as a noun definition. "idiomatic" does not signify "a phrase". &mdash; Hippietrail 11:36, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)

The word is infact an adjectif, meaning "in accordance with the idiom(s) of a language, dialect, etc." An idiom can be either (1) a language or (2)a phrase or sentence whose meaning is not obvious through knowledge of individual meanings of the constituent words (ex. in order to ) [User Giofussy]

Importance
Careful here. This word is used in the definition of what content belongs on wiktionary. Mathiastck 00:20, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

That IPA
...looks seriously wrong to me. It's not pronounced "aidomatic", is it...? I'll change it and you can revert it if I'm wrong. 80.41.196.77 19:44, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Sourced definitions
Sourced definitions of idiomatic:
 * Of or pertaining to, or conforming to, the mode of expression peculiar to a language; as, an idiomatic meaning; an idiomatic phrase.
 * Of, relating to or conforming to idiom.
 * Specific to the style of a particular group or people.
 * Sounding natural.

To support the above, let us also source idiom from Webster 1913:
 * 1. The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language. Idiom may be employed loosely and figuratively as a synonym of language or dialect, but in its proper sense it signifies the totality of the general rules of construction which characterize the syntax of a particular language and distinguish it from other tongues.
 * 2. An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural form of a language.
 * 3. A combination of words having a meaning peculiar to itself and not predictable as a combination of the meanings of the individual words, but sanctioned by usage; as, an idiomatic expression; less commonly, a single word used in a peculiar sense. It is not by means of rules that such idioms as the following are made current: "I can make nothing of it." "He treats his subject home." Dryden. "It is that within us that makes for righteousness." M. Arnold.
 * 4. The phrase forms peculiar to a particular author; as, written in his own idiom.
 * 5. Dialect; a variant form of a language.

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References: --Dan Polansky (talk) 09:30, 9 October 2022 (UTC)