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my own peculiar property

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  • peculiar — adj. & n. adj. 1 strange; odd; unusual (a peculiar flavour; is a little peculiar). 2 a (usu. foll. by to) belonging exclusively (a fashion peculiar to the time). b belonging to the individual (in their own peculiar way). 3 particular; special (a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • peculiar — /pəˈkjuliə / (say puh kyoohleeuh), / ljə/ (say lyuh) adjective 1. strange, odd, or queer: a peculiar old man. 2. uncommon; unusual: a peculiar hobby. 3. distinguished in nature or character from others. 4. belonging exclusively to a person or… …  

  • Peculiar — Pe*cul iar, a. [L. peculiaris, fr. peculium private property, akin to pecunia money: cf. OF. peculier. See {Pecuniary}.] 1. One s own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Own — Own, a. [OE. owen, awen, auen, aughen, AS. [=a]gen, p. p. of [=a]gan to possess; akin to OS. [=e]gan, G. & D. eigen, Icel. eiginn, Sw. & Dan. egen. [root]110. See {Owe}.] Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; most… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • peculiar — mid 15c., from L. peculiaris of one s own (property), from peculium private property, lit. property in cattle (in ancient times the most important form of property), from pecu cattle, flock, related to pecus cattle (see PECUNIARY (Cf. pecuniary)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • own — [ōn] adj. [ME owen < OE agen, pp. of agan, to possess: see OWE] 1. belonging, relating, or peculiar to oneself or itself: used to strengthen a preceding possessive [his own book, her own idea] 2. Now Rare related by blood rather than by… …   English World dictionary

  • property law — Introduction       principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… …   Universalium

  • Peculiar institution — (Our) peculiar institution was a euphemism for slavery and the economic ramifications of it in the American South. The meaning of peculiar in this expression is one s own , that is, referring to something distinctive to or characteristic of a… …   Wikipedia

  • peculiar — [15] The etymological notion underlying peculiar is of ‘not being shared with others’, of being ‘one’s own alone’. It was borrowed from Latin pecūliāris ‘of private property’, a derivative of pecūlium ‘private property’, which in turn was based… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • peculiar — peculiarly, adv. /pi kyoohl yeuhr/, adj. 1. strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings. 2. uncommon; unusual: the peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats. 3. distinctive in nature or character from others. 4. belonging characteristically… …   Universalium

  • own — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another s (saw it with my own eyes). b individual, peculiar, particular (a charm all of its own). 2 used to emphasize identity rather than possession (cooks his own… …   Useful english dictionary

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