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idiosyncrasy

[id-ee-uh-sing-kruh-see, -sin-] / ˌɪd i əˈsɪŋ krə si, -ˈsɪn- /


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Idiosyncrasy and illogic abound, but with no loss of formal integrity.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2015

Idiosyncrasy /idēəˈsiNGkrəsē/ noun: a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of an individual, place, or thing.

From Time • Jul. 27, 2015

Idiosyncrasy of this sort is easy for audiences to miss.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2015

Idiosyncrasy blends with thoroughness here to make a perfect oenophile's companion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Idiosyncrasy, too, may forbid their use; and this is not very rare.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 by Various




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