idiossincrasia

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία (idiosunkrasía, one’s own temperament), from ἴδιος (ídios, one’s own) + σύν (sún, together) + κρᾶσις (krâsis, temperament).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌi.d͡ʒi.o.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.ɐ/ [ˌi.d͡ʒɪ.o.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌi.d͡ʒjo.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌi.d͡ʒi.o.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.a/ [ˌi.d͡ʒɪ.o.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˌi.d͡ʒjo.sĩ.kɾaˈzi.a/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌi.djɔ.sĩ.kɾɐˈzi.ɐ/ [ˌi.ðjɔ.sĩ.kɾɐˈzi.ɐ]

  • Hyphenation: i‧di‧os‧sin‧cra‧si‧a

Noun

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idiossincrasia f (plural idiossincrasias)

  1. idiosyncrasy, quirk