idiosyncrasy
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Idiosyncrasy and illogic abound, but with no loss of formal integrity.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2015
Idiosyncrasy /idēəˈsiNGkrəsē/ noun: a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of an individual, place, or thing.
From Time • Jul. 27, 2015
Idiosyncrasy of this sort is easy for audiences to miss.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2015
Idiosyncrasy blends with thoroughness here to make a perfect oenophile's companion.
From Time Magazine Archive
Idiosyncrasy is a peculiarity of constitution whereby an individual is affected by external agents in a different manner from others.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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