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- a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual
- the physical constitution peculiar to an individual
- a peculiarity of the physical or the mental constitution, esp. susceptibility toward drugs, food, etc.
- person's particular way of thinking, behaving, etc that is clearly different from that of others [Barron]
- personal mannerism [Nandigam]
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