Idio-
1.
a combining form meaning “proper to one,” “peculiar,” used in the formation of compound words:
idiomorphic.
combining form
1.
indicating peculiarity, isolation, or that which pertains to an individual person or thing: idiolect
word-forming element meaning “one’s own, personal, distinct,” from Greek idio-, comb. form of idios “own, personal, private, one’s own” (see idiom).
idio- pref.
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