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   peculiar

   /pɪˈkjuːlɪə/

   adjective

   • 1. different to what is normal or expected; strange: "he gave her some very peculiar looks" Similar strangeunusualoddfunnycuriousbizarreweirduncannyqueerunexpectedunfamiliarabnormalatypicalanomalousuntypicaldifferentout of the ordinaryout of the wayexceptionalrareextraordinaryremarkablepuzzlingmystifyingmysteriousperplexingbafflingunaccountableincongruousuncommonirregularsingulardeviantaberrantfreakfreakishsuspiciousdubiousquestionableeerieunnaturaluncooutréinformal:fishycreepyspookyrumbizarrobackasswardsbizarreeccentricstrangeoddweirdqueerfunnyunusualabnormalidiosyncraticunconventionaloutlandishoffbeatfreakishquirkyquaintdrollzanyoff-centreinformal:wackyfreakykookyscrewykinkyoddballcrankyoff the wallwackoinformal, dated:dillyOpposite normalordinary
   • ▪ slightly and indefinably unwell: informal "I felt a little peculiar for a while" 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: "some languages are peculiar to one region" Similar characteristic oftypical ofrepresentative ofbelonging toindicative ofsymptomatic ofsuggestive ofexclusive tolikein character with

   noun

   • 1. a parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, and subject to the direct jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop: British "deans and canons of royal peculiars, notably Westminster Abbey and Windsor"

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

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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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   If you describe someone or something as peculiar, you think that they are strange or unusual, sometimes in an unpleasant way. Mr Kennet has a rather peculiar sense of humour.

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

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   peculiar. ( pɪˈkjuːlɪə) adj. 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.

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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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   PECULIAR definition: 1. strange, often in an unpleasant way: 2. belonging to or relating to a particular person or…. 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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    Of only one person, thing, group, country, etc.; distinctive; exclusive. A bird peculiar to Australia.