Both Uses
idiosyncrasy
in
A Separate Peace
(Edited)
- We had been an idiosyncratic, leaderless band in the summer, undirected except by the eccentric notions of Phineas.
p. 74.5 *idiosyncratic = distinctive and peculiar
- There was nothing idiosyncratic about Brinker unless you saw him from behind; I did as he turned to close the door after him.
p. 87.3idiosyncratic = distinctive and peculiar to an individual
Definitions:
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(1)
(idiosyncrasy) a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)