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peculiarity — ► NOUN (pl. pecularities) 1) an unusual or distinctive feature or habit. 2) the state of being peculiar … English terms dictionary
peculiarity — noun 1) a legal peculiarity Syn: oddity, anomaly, abnormality 2) a physical peculiarity Syn: idiosyncrasy, mannerism, quirk, foible 3) one of the peculiarities of the city Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
peculiarity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ individual ▪ local VERB + PECULIARITY ▪ have ▪ The area has a few local peculiarities. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
peculiarity — special characteristic, 1640s, from PECULIAR (Cf. peculiar) + ITY (Cf. ity). Noun meaning an oddity is attested by 1777. Related: Peculiarities … Etymology dictionary
peculiarity — noun 1 (C) something that is a feature of only one particular place, person, or situation (+ of): The lack of a written constitution is a peculiarity of the British political system. 2 (C) a strange or unusual habit, quality etc: It took some… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
peculiarity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1646 1. the quality or state of being peculiar 2. a distinguishing characteristic 3. oddity, quirk … New Collegiate Dictionary
peculiarity — noun a) The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity. b) That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity … Wiktionary
peculiarity — noun (plural peculiarities) 1》 an unusual or distinctive feature or habit. 2》 the state of being peculiar … English new terms dictionary
peculiarity — UK [pɪˌkjuːlɪˈærətɪ] / US [pɪˌkjulɪˈerətɪ] noun Word forms peculiarity : singular peculiarity plural peculiarities 1) [countable] a quality or feature that belongs to a particular person, thing, or situation You have to live in the city and… … English dictionary
peculiarity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. distinctiveness, unusualness, singularity; see characteristic . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. characteristc, singularity, trait, feature, oddity, mark, idiosyncrasy, distinction, quirk. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1 … English dictionary for students
peculiarity — pe|cu|li|ar|i|ty [ pı,kjuli erəti ] noun 1. ) count a quality or feature that belongs to a particular person, thing, or situation: You have to live in the city and understand its peculiarities. 2. ) count something strange in the way a person or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English