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peculiar person

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  • peculiar to — of, relating to, or found in (only one person, thing, or place) a custom peculiar to America [=a custom that is found only in America] • • • Main Entry: ↑peculiar …   Useful english dictionary

  • peculiar — [pi kyo͞ol′yər] adj. [ME peculier < L peculiaris < peculium: see PECULATE] 1. of only one person, thing, group, country, etc.; distinctive; exclusive 2. particular; unique; special [a matter of peculiar interest] 3. out of the ordinary;… …   English World dictionary

  • peculiar — pe|cu|li|ar [pıˈkju:liə US ər] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: peculiaris of private property, special , from peculium private property , from pecu cattle ] 1.) strange, unfamiliar, or a little surprising ▪ There was a peculiar smell in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • peculiar — pe|cu|liar [ pı kjuljər ] adjective * 1. ) strange, often in an unpleasant way: a peculiar smell He told me a most peculiar story. I felt a little bit peculiar (=sick) and had to lie down. 2. ) especially true or typical of a particular person,… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • peculiar — [[t]pɪkju͟ːliə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED 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... Rachel thought it tasted… …   English dictionary

  • peculiar — adjective 1 strange, unfamiliar, and a little surprising, especially in a way that is unpleasant or worrying: This meat tastes peculiar. | It seems very peculiar that no one noticed Kay had gone. 2 be peculiar to if something is peculiar to a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • peculiar */*/ — UK [pɪˈkjuːlɪə(r)] / US [pɪˈkjuljər] adjective 1) strange, often in an unpleasant way a peculiar smell He told me a most peculiar story. I felt a little bit peculiar (= ill) and had to lie down. 2) especially true or typical of a particular… …   English dictionary

  • 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

  • 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•cu•liar [[t]pɪˈkyul yər[/t]] adj. 1) strange; queer; odd 2) uncommon; unusual 3) distinctive in nature or character from others 4) belonging characteristically or exclusively to some person, group, or thing (often fol. by to): an expression… …   From formal English to slang

  • 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

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