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eccentricity

 noun
     
Related topics: Psychology, Psychiatry
ec‧cen‧tri‧ci‧ty plural eccentricities
1 [uncountable]MP strange or unusual behaviour:
Kate's mother had a reputation for eccentricity.
2 [countable] an opinion or action that is strange or unusual:
I found his eccentricities amusing rather than irritating.
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