idiocrasy
[ id-ee-ok-ruh-see ]
Origin of idiocrasy
11675–85; <Greek idiokrāsía, equivalent to idio-idio- + -krāsia, equivalent to krâs(is) mixture (see crasis) + -ia-y3; see idiosyncrasy
Other words from idiocrasy
- id·i·o·crat·ic [id-ee-uh-krat-ik], /ˌɪd i əˈkræt ɪk/, id·i·o·crat·i·cal, adjective
- id·i·o·crat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use idiocrasy in a sentence
But the People ever remain, tendencies continue, and all the idiocratic transfers in unbroken chain go on.
Complete Prose Works | Walt Whitman
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