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idiosyncratic - 4 dictionary results

id⋅i⋅o⋅syn⋅cra⋅sy

  [id-ee-uh-sing-kruh-see, -sin-]
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–noun, plural -sies.
1. a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
2. the physical constitution peculiar to an individual.
3. a peculiarity of the physical or the mental constitution, esp. susceptibility toward drugs, food, etc. Compare allergy (def. 1).
Also, idiocrasy.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Gk idiosynkrāsía, equiv. to idio- idio- + syn- syn- + krâs(is) a blending + -ia -y 3

Related forms:
id⋅i⋅o⋅syn⋅crat⋅ic  [id-ee-oh-sin-krat-ik, -sing-] , adjective
id⋅i⋅o⋅syn⋅crat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. peculiarity, quirk. See eccentricity.
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id·i·o·syn·cra·sy   (ĭd'ē-ō-sĭng'krə-sē)   
n.   pl. id·i·o·syn·cra·sies
  1. A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group.
  2. A physiological or temperamental peculiarity.
  3. An unusual individual reaction to food or a drug.

[Greek idiosunkrāsiā : idio-, idio- + sunkrāsis, mixture, temperament (sun-, syn- + krāsis, a mixing; see kerə- in Indo-European roots).]
id'i·o·syn·crat'ic (-sĭn-krāt'ĭk) adj., id'i·o·syn·crat'i·cal·ly adv.
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Idiosyncratic

Id`i*o*syn*crat"ic\, Idiosyncratical \Id`i*o*syn*crat"ic*al\, a. Of peculiar temper or disposition; belonging to one's peculiar and individual character.
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Main Entry: id·io·syn·crat·ic
Pronunciation: "id-E-O-(")sin-'krat-ik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, marked by, orresulting from idiosyncrasy idiosyncratic response to a drug> idiosyncratic disease>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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