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idiosyncrasy
 
SYLLABICATION:id·i·o·syn·cra·sy
PRONUNCIATION:  d--sngkr-s
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. id·i·o·syn·cra·sies
1. A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group. 2. A physiological or temperamental peculiarity. 3. An unusual individual reaction to food or a drug.
ETYMOLOGY:Greek idiosunkrsi : idio-, idio- + sunkrsis, mixture, temperament ( sun-, syn- + krsis, a mixing; see ker- in Appendix I).
OTHER FORMS:idi·o·syn·cratic (-sn-krtk) —ADJECTIVE
idi·o·syn·crati·cal·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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