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   Id·i·o·syn·cra·sy

   /ˌidēəˈsiNGkrəsē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual: "one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first"
   • ▪ a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing: "the idiosyncrasies of the prison system"
   • ▪ an abnormal physical reaction by an individual to a food or drug.

   Word Origin early 17th century (originally in the sense ‘physical constitution peculiar to an individual’): from Greek idiosunkrasia, from idios ‘own, private’ + sun ‘with’ + krasis ‘mixture’.

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   What idiosyncrasies do people have?

   • a person’s particular way of behaving, thinking, etc., especially when it is unusual; an unusual feature synonym eccentricity Wearing a raincoat, even on a hot day, is one of her idiosyncrasies. The car has its little idiosyncrasies. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   If a person has an idiosyncrasy, he or she has a little quirk, or a funny behavior, that makes him or her different. If you only say goodbye in French, never in English, that would be an idiosyncrasy.

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   Idiosyncrasy is a noun that means a rather unusual habit or characteristic of a person or thing. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage of idiosyncrasy with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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    Idiosyncrasy is a person's particular way of behaving, thinking, etc., especially when it is unusual. Learn how to pronounce, use and synonymize this word with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.