• Meaning - The branch of zoology that deals with the study of fishes.

• Synonyms – Zoology.

• Antonyms - // Comment if you Know.
  

• Usage – The science of ichthyology represents our knowledge of fish.

2. ICON

• Meaning – One who is the object of great attention and devotion; an idol

• Synonyms – idol, hero, figure, image, statue, model, personification.
  

• Antonyms – // Comment if you Know.
  

• Usage – Steve Jobs, the greatest Icon of our times.

3. IDEOLOGY

• Meaning – The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture.

• Synonyms – doctrine, philosophy, principles, ideas, creed, dogma.
  

• Antonyms – disbelief, non-belief.
  

• Usage – Our Ideology is Marxism-Leninism-Maoism.

4. IDIOM

• Meaning – A speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements.

• Synonyms - phrase, jargon, parlance, usage.
  

• Antonyms – standard.
  

• Usage – The Idiom on cloud nine means to be happy and in a state of elation.

5. IDIOSYNCRASY / IDIOSYNCRATIC

• Meaning – A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group.

• Synonyms – habit, mannerism, characteristic, quirk, peculiarity, foible.
  

• Antonyms – strength.
  

• Usage – For his family, grandpa’s one idiosyncrasy of talking too much was hard to bear.

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