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idiosyncrasy

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NAmE//ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkrəsi//

(pl. idiosyncrasies) [countable, uncountable]

a person's particular way of behaving, thinking, etc., especially when it is unusual; an unusual feature synonym eccentricity Wearing a raincoat, even on a hot day, is one of her idiosyncrasies. The car has its little idiosyncrasies.

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NAmE//ˌɪdioʊsɪŋˈkræt̮ɪk//

adjective His teaching methods are idiosyncratic but successful.See idiosyncrasy in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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