idiosyncrasy
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First attested in 1604, in modern sense since 1665, from Old French idiosyncrasie, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία (idiosunkrasia, “one’s own temperament”), from ἴδιος (idios, “one’s own”) + σύν (sun, “together”) + κρᾶσις (krasis, “temperament”).
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idiosyncrasy (plural idiosyncrasies)
- A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
- A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.
- (medicine) A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor.
- A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.
- He mastered the idiosyncrasies of English spelling.
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way of behaving or thinking
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language or behaviour particular to an individual or a group
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individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance
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a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
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- idiosyncrasy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- idiosyncrasy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
