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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Idiosyncrasy \Id`i*o*syn"cra*sy\, n.; pl. {Idiosyncrasies}. [Gr.
?; 'i`dios proper, peculiar + ? a mixing together, fr. ? to
mix together; ? with + ? to mix: cf. F. idiosyncrasie. See
{Idiom}, and {Crasis}.]
A peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or
temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and
distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility;
idiocrasy; eccentricity.
[1913 Webster]
The individual mind . . . takes its tone from the
idiosyncrasies of the body. --I. Taylor.
Idiosyncratic