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idiasm|ˈɪdɪæz(ə)m|
[ad. Gr. ἰδιασµός peculiarity, f. ἰδιάζ-ειν to be peculiar, f. ἴδιος peculiar.]
A peculiarity, mannerism.
1868C. M. Ingleby in Athenæum 12 Dec. 800/3 Among the causes which debase and enervate a language are..the use of idiasms generating euphemisms. 1877― Shakespeare i. vii. 118 The idioms, idiotisms, and, above all, the idiasms of Shakespeare [etc.]. 1893Nat. Observer 21 Jan. 240/2 The owner's personal or peculiar whimsy or ‘idiasm’ is not only permissible, but is distinctly demanded. |