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1 peculiarity
[pɪˌkjuːlɪ'ærətɪ]1) (feature) peculiarità f., particolarità f.2) (strangeness) stranezza f., bizzarria f.* * *[-'æ-]- plural peculiarities - noun caratteristica, particolarità* * *peculiarity /pɪkju:lɪˈærətɪ/n.1 peculiarità; caratteristica; particolarità2 [u] bizzarria; eccentricità; singolarità; stranezza: peculiarity of manner, singolarità del modo di fare; peculiarity of speech, eccentricità nel parlare.* * *[pɪˌkjuːlɪ'ærətɪ]1) (feature) peculiarità f., particolarità f.2) (strangeness) stranezza f., bizzarria f. -
2 peculiarity pe·cu·li·ar·ity n
[pɪˌkjuːlɪ'ærɪtɪ]peculiarità f inv -
3 peculiar
[pɪ'kjuːlɪə(r)]1) (odd) strano, singolare, curiosofunny peculiar — colloq. scherz. bizzarro, curioso
2) (exceptional) [situation, circumstances] particolare, speciale3) (exclusive to) [ characteristic] peculiare, proprio, tipicoto be peculiar to — [ feature] essere caratteristico di
* * *[pi'kju:ljə]1) (strange; odd: peculiar behaviour.) strano, singolare2) (belonging to one person, place or thing in particular and to no other: customs peculiar to France.) caratteristico•- peculiarly* * *peculiar /pɪˈkju:lɪə(r)/A a.1 peculiare; particolare; caratteristico; speciale: a matter of peculiar interest, una faccenda di particolare interesse; a mood quite peculiar to him, uno stato d'animo che gli è del tutto peculiare2 bizzarro; eccentrico; singolare; strano; curioso: peculiar ideas, idee bizzarre; a peculiar flavour, uno strano sapore; a peculiar situation, una situazione strana (o imbarazzante); He has always been a little peculiar, è sempre stato (un tipo) un po' bizzarroB n.1 prerogativa; privilegio● Peculiar People, setta evangelica fondata nel 1838 ( che crede nell'intervento divino per guarire le malattie) □ ( God's) peculiar people, il popolo eletto (da Dio); gli ebrei; gli elettipeculiarly avv.* * *[pɪ'kjuːlɪə(r)]1) (odd) strano, singolare, curiosofunny peculiar — colloq. scherz. bizzarro, curioso
2) (exceptional) [situation, circumstances] particolare, speciale3) (exclusive to) [ characteristic] peculiare, proprio, tipicoto be peculiar to — [ feature] essere caratteristico di
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4 idiosyncrasy idio·syn·cra·sy n
[ˌɪdɪə'sɪŋkrəsɪ](peculiarity, foible) (piccola) mania, (characteristic) particolarità f inv
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Peculiarity — Pe*cul iar i*ty, n.; pl. {Peculiarities}. 1. The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity. [1913 Webster] The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peculiarity — index character (personal quality), characteristic, differential, distinction (difference), feature (characteristic), habit … Law dictionary
peculiarity — special characteristic, 1640s, from PECULIAR (Cf. peculiar) + ITY (Cf. ity). Noun meaning an oddity is attested by 1777. Related: Peculiarities … Etymology dictionary
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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 — [pi kyo͞o΄lē er′ə tē] n. 1. the quality or condition of being peculiar 2. pl. peculiarities something that is peculiar, as a trait or habit … English World dictionary
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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