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   pe·cu·li·ar·i·ty

   /pəˌkyo͞olēˈerədē/

   noun

   • 1. an odd or unusual feature or habit: "for all his peculiarities, she finds his personality quite endearing" Similar oddityanomalyabnormalitytwistquirkeccentricitytrickoutlieredge caseidiosyncrasymannerismquirkfoiblecapricewhimsyrare:singularity
   • ▪ a characteristic or quality that is distinctive of a particular person or place: "his essays characterized decency as a British peculiarity" Similar characteristicfeature(essential) qualitynaturepropertytraitparticularityaspectattributemarkbadgestamphallmarktrademarkdistinctionpoint
   • ▪ the quality or state of being peculiar: "the peculiarity of their upbringing" Similar strangenesspeculiarnessoddnessbizarrenessweirdnessqueernessabnormalityunexpectednessunfamiliarityatypicalityanomalousnesscuriositymysteryincongruityuncommonnessirregularitydeviancyaberranceaberrancyfreakishnesssuspiciousnessdubiousnessquestionablenesseerinessunnaturalnessinformal:fishinesscreepinessspookinessrare:dubietysingularityoutlandishnessbizarrenessunconventionalityidiosyncrasyweirdnessoddnesseccentricityunusualnessabnormalityqueernesspeculiarnessstrangenessgrotesquenessfreakishnessquirkinessquaintnessdrollnesszaninessinformal:wackinessfreakinesskookinesskinkinesscrankinessscrewiness

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