Idiocrasies

id·i·oc·ra·sy

[id-ee-ok-ruh-see]
noun, plural id·i·oc·ra·sies.

Origin:
1675–85; < Greek idiokrāsía, equivalent to idio- idio- + -krāsia, equivalent to krâs(is) mixture (see crasis) + -ia -y3; see idiosyncrasy

id·i·o·crat·ic [id-ee-uh-krat-ik] , id·i·o·crat·i·cal, adjective
id·i·o·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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