idiographic

[id-ee-uh-graf-ik]

id·i·o·graph·ic

[id-ee-uh-graf-ik]
adjective Psychology.
pertaining to or involving the study or explication of individual cases or events (opposed to nomothetic).

Origin:
1905–10; idio- + -graphic
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Idiographic has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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idiographic (ˌɪdɪəʊˈɡræfɪk)
 
adj
psychol Compare nomothetic of or relating to the study of individuals

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