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peculiar definition
pe·cu·liar (pi kyo̵̅o̅l′yər)
adjective
- of only one person, thing, group, country, etc.; distinctive; exclusive
- particular; unique; special a matter of peculiar interest
- out of the ordinary; queer; odd; strange
Etymology: ME peculier < L peculiaris < peculium: see peculate
noun
- something belonging to one only, as a privilege
- Brit. a church or parish under a jurisdiction other than that of the diocese in which it is located
Related Forms:
- peculiarly pe·cu′·liarly adverb
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