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   pe·cu·liar

   /pəˈkyo͞olyər/

   adjective

   • 1. strange or odd; unusual: "his accent was a peculiar mixture of Cockney and Irish" Similar strangeunusualoddfunnycuriousbizarreweirduncannyqueerunexpectedunfamiliarabnormalatypicalanomalousuntypicaldifferentout of the ordinaryout of the wayexceptionalrareextraordinaryremarkablepuzzlingmystifyingmysteriousperplexingbafflingunaccountableincongruousuncommonirregularsingulardeviantaberrantfreakfreakishsuspiciousdubiousquestionableeerieunnaturaluncooutréinformal:fishycreepyspookyrumbizarrobackasswardsbizarreeccentricstrangeoddweirdqueerfunnyunusualabnormalidiosyncraticunconventionaloutlandishoffbeatfreakishquirkyquaintdrollzanyoff-centerinformal:wackyfreakykookyscrewykinkyoddballcrankyoff the wallwackoinformal, dated:dillyOpposite normalordinary
   • ▪ slightly and indefinably unwell; faint or dizzy: informal "I felt a little peculiar for a while, but I'm absolutely fine now" Similar unwellillpoorlybadout of sortsindisposednot oneselfsickqueasynauseousnauseatedpeakyliverishgreen around the gillsrun downwashed outoffoff colourinformal:under the weatherbelow parnot up to parfunnyroughlousyrottenawfulterribledreadfulcrummyseedygrottyropywabbitpeely-wallycrookvulgar slang:crappyrare:peakedpeakish
   • 2. particular; special: "any attempt to explicate the theme is bound to run into peculiar difficulties" Similar distinctivecharacteristicdistinctdifferentindividualindividualisticdistinguishingtypicalspecialspecificrepresentativeuniqueidiosyncraticpersonalprivateessentialnaturalidentifiableunmistakableconspicuousnotableremarkablerare:singular
   • ▪ belonging exclusively to: "the air hung with an antiseptic aroma peculiar to hospitals" Similar characteristic oftypical ofrepresentative ofbelonging toindicative ofsymptomatic ofsuggestive ofexclusive tolikein character with

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   • 1. a parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, through being subject to the jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop. British

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘particular’): from Latin peculiaris ‘of private property’, from peculium ‘property’, from pecu ‘cattle’ (cattle being private property). The sense ‘strange’ dates from the early 17th century.

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   The meaning of PECULIAR is characteristic of only one person, group, or thing : distinctive. How to use peculiar in a sentence. Peculiar Has Latin Roots Synonym Discussion of Peculiar.

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   Peculiar definition: strange; queer; odd. See examples of PECULIAR used in a sentence.

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   PECULIAR definition: 1. unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way: 2. belonging to, relating to, or found in…. Learn more.

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   Something peculiar is notably unusual. If your friend starts saying strange things you don't understand, ask her why she's suddenly become peculiar. Peculiar comes from the Latin peculiaris, meaning one's own, or personal.

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   If something is peculiar to a particular thing, person, or situation, it belongs or relates only to that thing, person, or situation.

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   PECULIAR meaning: 1. unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way: 2. belonging to, relating to, or found in…. Learn more.

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   peculiar (to somebody/something) belonging or relating to one particular place, situation, person, etc., and not to others. a humour that is peculiar to American sitcoms. a species of bird peculiar to Asia. He has his own peculiar style which you'll soon get used to. the family’s peculiar importance in the affair. the peculiar properties of mercury

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   Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular. Kangaroos are peculiar to Australia. Wiktionary. Synonyms: unconventional. personal. offbeat. whimsical. idiocratic. heterogeneous. grotesque. exclusive. exceptional.

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    Definition of peculiar adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    1. strange or unusual; odd: a peculiar individual; a peculiar idea. 2. distinct from others; special. 3. (foll by: to) belonging characteristically or exclusively (to): peculiar to North America. n. 4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing Also called: arbitrary a special sort, esp an accented letter. 5.