English: vocabulary: what does idiosyncrasy mean?
Tutoring English, meaningful words are always interesting. The tutor mentions idiosyncrasy.
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idiosyncrasy (noun):
a surprising habit or way of thinking noticed in a mainly “ordinary” individual.
I heard the word idiosyncrasy periodically during the 80s, but never hear it now.
Source:
Gilmour, Lorna (editor). Collins Essential Canadian English Dictionary & Thesaurus. Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers, 2006.
Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.
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