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peculiarity Definition

pe·cu·li·ar·ity (pi kyo̵̅o̅′lē erə tē)

noun

  1. the quality or condition of being peculiar
  2. pl. -·ties something that is peculiar, as a trait or habit

peculiarity Synonyms

peculiarity

n.

distinctiveness, unusualness, singularity; see characteristic.

peculiarity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • language: In the early days of radio in Britain George Bernard Shaw was giving a talk about the peculiarities of the English language.
  • country: The economic peculiarities of different countries are in no way of a subordinate character.
  • system: April 2002 The peculiarities of the French Presidential election systems surely demanded a Left Unity candidate before the first round of voting.
  • situation: The mass migration flow is one of the most dramatic peculiarities of the present international situation.
  • market: A little peculiarity of the market here is that there is a jump in what you can get for your money.
  • manner: Most people have some peculiarity of manner or of gesture.

Converse of object

  • slip: It is so refreshing to just laugh at your slips, peculiarities, forgetfulness, and fumbles.
  • explain: The absence of marks in the unfilled Register Books for 1862 seems to explain the peculiarity.
  • understand: The UUCP locking support now understands the peculiarities of SCO systems.
  • notice: On our second visit we noticed another peculiarity about the drainage of the area.
  • have: All of these have peculiarities in the way in which they may be used.
  • possess: The faculty of witchcraft is also said to be hereditary, and in some places families are pointed out as possessing this peculiarity.

Adjective modifier

  • linguistic: The linguistic peculiarities referring to an origination from a certain region are reported using the term ' revision ' .
  • remarkable: The esoteric nature of certain parts of the encyclopedia, especially the last part of it, is a remarkable peculiarity of the Rasa'il.
  • certain: Several large failures have served to impress upon the public mind a certain peculiarity which attached to the Jewish element in those failures.
  • historical: He also nods to the problem raised by stressing Jesus ' historical peculiarities.
  • physical: The physical peculiarities of a medium play a prominent role in determining the learning experience.
  • cultural: Umberto Eco has written on a similar cultural peculiarity in Italy, especially among the popular cinema crowd.

Noun used with modifier

  • browser: Browser Peculiarities Mosaic supports the LINK tag beginning in its 3.0 versions.
  • family: If you are welcomed into family life then you can welcome family peculiarities.

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