IDIOTICON

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ETYMOLOGY
from Greek ἰδιωτικόν, neut. sing. of ἰδιωτικός (idiōtikos) private, unprofessional, ordinary; taken in the sense of peculiar to oneself

EXAMPLE
From: Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Vol. LII. July-December, 1842
Dr Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary, p. 63