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   Pe·cu·li·ar·i·ty

   /pəˌkyo͞olēˈerədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. an odd or unusual feature or habit: "for all his peculiarities, she finds his personality quite endearing" Similar oddityanomalyabnormalitytwistquirkeccentricitytrickoutlieredge caseidiosyncrasymannerismquirkfoiblecapricewhimsyrare:singularity
   • ▪ a characteristic or quality that is distinctive of a particular person or place: "his essays characterized decency as a British peculiarity" Similar characteristicfeature(essential) qualitynaturepropertytraitparticularityaspectattributemarkbadgestamphallmarktrademarkdistinctionpoint
   • ▪ the quality or state of being peculiar: "the peculiarity of their upbringing" Similar strangenesspeculiarnessoddnessbizarrenessweirdnessqueernessabnormalityunexpectednessunfamiliarityatypicalityanomalousnesscuriositymysteryincongruityuncommonnessirregularitydeviancyaberranceaberrancyfreakishnesssuspiciousnessdubiousnessquestionablenesseerinessunnaturalnessinformal:fishinesscreepinessspookinessrare:dubietysingularityoutlandishnessbizarrenessunconventionalityidiosyncrasyweirdnessoddnesseccentricityunusualnessabnormalityqueernesspeculiarnessstrangenessgrotesquenessfreakishnessquirkinessquaintnessdrollnesszaninessinformal:wackinessfreakinesskookinesskinkinesscrankinessscrewiness

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   What is the plural of peculiarity?

   • The plural form of peculiarity is peculiarities . Find more words! One of the many endearing peculiarities of academic life at Harvard is that even routine departmental meetings sometimes turn out to be catered. On a weekend trip to Seattle in January 2002, my friends and I delight in noticing the peculiarities of American behaviour and ritual.

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   What is a peculiarity in business?

   • A peculiarity that someone or something has is a strange or unusual characteristic or habit. Joe's other peculiarity was that he was constantly munching hard candy. A peculiarity is a characteristic or quality which belongs or relates only to one person or thing. Each nation can have its own peculiarities when it comes to doing business.

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   What is the meaning of peculiarly?

   • 1 of 2) Peculiarly, Curiously, Oddly : انوکھے انداز سے, عجیب انداز سے : (adverb) in a manner differing from the usual or expected. 2 of 2) Peculiarly, Especially, Particularly, Specially : خاص طور پر : (adverb) to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common.

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   What is a peculiarity afflicted by a child?

   • The peculiarity had afflicted them from the age of eleven and twelve; since then, it had been a constant in their lives. A peculiarity that someone or something has is a strange or unusual characteristic or habit. His other peculiarity was that he was constantly munching hard candy.

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   Peculiarity is the quality of being strange or unusual, or an unusual characteristic or habit. It can also mean something that is typical of one person, group, or thing. See examples, pronunciation, translations and related words.

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   A peculiarity is a quirk or strange feature. You might be self conscious about the fact that your ears are uneven, something you think of as an obvious peculiarity. Another kind of peculiarity is a quality that is specific to someone or something: "One peculiarity of people from the Midwest is that they call soda pop ."

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