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.

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