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| part of speech: |
noun |
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idiosyncrasies |
| definition 1: |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity.
Growing antlers is an idiosyncrasy of female reindeer; in general, female deer do not grow antlers.One of the inventor's idiosyncrasies was that he rarely felt the need to sleep.Scrunching up her nose was an idiosyncrasy of hers that we often teased her about.- similar words:
- characteristic, mannerism, peculiarity, quirk, twist
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| definition 2: |
a particular aspect of an individual's physiology, esp. an allergy or susceptibility to a drug.
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| related words: |
aberration, abnormality, caprice, manner, trait, warp |
| derivations: |
idiosyncratic (adj.), idiosyncratically (adv.) |
The word idiosyncrasy
contains the following part:
idio
Greek
root
that means
particular or personal to; distinct
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