Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for ID-I-O-SYN'CRA-SY
ID-I-O-RE-PUL'SIVEID-I-O-SYN-CRAT'IC-AL
ID-I-O-SYN'CRA-SY, n. [Gr. ιδιος, proper, συν, with, and κρασις, temperament.]
A peculiarity of constitution and susceptibility occasioning certain peculiarities of effect from the impress of extraneous influences or agencies. Synonymous with idiocrasy.
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