idiosyncracy
English edit
Noun edit
idiosyncracy (plural idiosyncracies)
- Alternative spelling of idiosyncrasy
Usage notes edit
- This spelling is commonly considered a misspelling; etymologically the preferred spelling is idiosyncrasy, which is also the only spelling given by most dictionaries, such as the Dictionary.com Unabridged[1] and the American Heritage Dictionary.[2] This spelling is mentioned in the Oxford English Dictionary's entry for idiosyncrasy, but is marked as erroneous.[3] Webster's Third New International Dictionary[4] gives both spellings, but under the entry name idiosyncrasy.
References edit
- ^ “idiosyncracy”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “idiosyncracy”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
- ^ Webster's Third New International Dictionary (unabridged), Chicago, Illinois, Encyclopedia Brittanica, Inc., 1993