Idiosyncrasy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"Idiosyncrasy, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία, idiosyngkras�a, 'a peculiar temperament', 'habit of body' (ἴδιος, idios 'one's own', σύν, syn 'with' and κρᾶσις krasis 'mixture') is defined as an individualizing quality or characteristic of a person or group, and is often used to express eccentricity or peculiarity. The term can also be applied to symbols. Idiosyncratic symbols mean one thing for a particular person, as a blade could mean war, but to someone else, it could symbolize a surgery. By the same principle, linguists state[who?] that words are not only arbitrary, but also largely idiosyncratic"
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