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idiosyncrasy Med an abnormal reaction of an individual to specific foods, drugs, or other agents idiosyncrasy [‚id·ē·ə′siŋ·krə·sē] (medicine) A peculiarity of constitution that makes an individual react differently from most persons to drugs, diet, treatment, or other situations. (psychology) Any special or peculiar characteristic or temperament by which a person differs from other persons. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This software is not without its idiosyncracies, but it is powerful (offering everything from simple word searches to complex syntactical string searches) and very useful. ``There are efforts from the larger banks to Latinos but they don't unerstand idiosyncracies,'' said Remon, America United's board chairman, who during the '80s helped orchestrate the expansion of Banco Popular, a Puerto Rican bank, to Los Angeles. At times, they almost resemble real people, in films like Dazed and Confused (1993) and The School of Rock (2003)--zany people, equipped with one or two signature habits, tics, idiosyncracies. |
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