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idiosyncrasy

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˌɪdɪəʊˈsɪŋkɹəsi/Part of speech nounSorted acdiinorssyyStarts with IEnds with Y0 clues
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  1. a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

Word origin

First attested in 1604, in modern sense since 1665, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία (idiosunkrasía, “one’s own temperament”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one’s own”) + σύν (sún, “together”) + κρᾶσις (krâsis, “temperament”). By surface analysis, idio- + syn- + -crasy.

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  • Every village has its idiosyncrasy, its constitution, often its own code of morality.
  • If he expresses himself such as he is, an idiosyncrasy affected but not annihilated by education, he may say that his books are his own.
  • She's flying in from Stockholm on Thursday. She apparently has certain sexual idiosyncrasies.

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