Idiosyncratic_usage Idiosyncratic_usage

Idiosyncratic usage - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Anomalous, Characteristic, Crank, Demonstrative, Deviant, Diacritical, Diagnostic, Differencing, Differential


In linguistics idiosyncratic usage or meaning is a usage adopted by one person which differs from the generally accepted usage or meaning. In other words, idiosyncratic means "specific to a (given) person".

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