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• oddity — odd|i|ty [ adəti ] noun 1. ) count someone or something that seems strange or unusual: In those days a working mother was regarded as something of an oddity. 2. ) count or uncount a strange or unusual quality in someone or something: the oddity… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• oddity — noun 1 (C) a strange or unusual person or thing: He was something of an oddity in the neighborhood with his neat suits. 2 (C, U) a strange quality in someone or something: fashions that are remembered for their oddity …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• oddity — [[t]ɒ̱dɪti[/t]] oddities 1) N COUNT An oddity is someone or something that is very strange. Losing my hair made me feel an oddity... Carlson noticed another oddity; his plant had bloomed twice. Syn: curiosity 2) N COUNT: usu the N of n The oddity …   English dictionary

• oddity — UK [ˈɒdətɪ] / US [ˈɑdətɪ] noun Word forms oddity : singular oddity plural oddities 1) [countable] someone or something that seems strange or unusual In those days a working mother was regarded as a bit of an oddity. 2) [countable/uncountable] a… …   English dictionary

• oddity — odd|i|ty [ˈɔdıti US ˈa: ] n plural oddities 1.) a strange or unusual person or thing ▪ In a class of 120 students there were four women including myself, and I still felt rather an oddity. 2.) [U and C] a strange quality in someone or something ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• oddity — [ˈɒdəti] noun [C] someone or something that seems strange or unusual …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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