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- Dictionarypeculiar/pɪˈkjuːlɪə/
adjective
- 1. different to what is normal or expected; strange: "he gave her some very peculiar looks" Similar Opposite
- 2. particular; special: "any attempt to explicate the theme is bound to run into peculiar difficulties" Similar
noun
- 1. a parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, and subject to the direct jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop: British "deans and canons of royal peculiars, notably Westminster Abbey and Windsor"
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The meaning of PECULIAR is characteristic of only one person, group, or thing : distinctive. How to use peculiar in a sentence. Peculiar Has Latin Roots Synonym Discussion of Peculiar.
PECULIAR definition: 1. unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way: 2. belonging to, relating to, or found in…. Learn more.
Peculiar definition: strange; queer; odd. See examples of PECULIAR used in a sentence.
PECULIAR meaning: 1. unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way: 2. belonging to, relating to, or found in…. Learn more.
Something peculiar is notably unusual. If your friend starts saying strange things you don't understand, ask her why she's suddenly become peculiar. Peculiar comes from the Latin peculiaris, meaning one's own, or personal.
If you describe someone or something as peculiar, you think that they are strange or unusual, sometimes in an unpleasant way. Mr Kennet has a rather peculiar sense of humour. Rachel thought it tasted peculiar.
1. strange or unusual; odd: a peculiar individual; a peculiar idea. 2. distinct from others; special. 3. (foll by: to) belonging characteristically or exclusively (to): peculiar to North America. n. 4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing Also called: arbitrary a special sort, esp an accented letter. 5.
adjective. /pɪˈkyulyər/. strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or worrying synonym odd a peculiar smell/taste There was something peculiar in the way he smiled. I had a peculiar feeling we'd met before. Her behavior was a peculiar mixture of the sophisticated and the childlike. He died in very peculiar circumstances.
peculiar (to somebody/something) belonging or relating to one particular place, situation, person, etc., and not to others. a humour that is peculiar to American sitcoms; a species of bird peculiar to Asia; He has his own peculiar style which you'll soon get used to. the family’s peculiar importance in the affair; the peculiar properties of ...
PECULIAR definition: 1. strange, often in an unpleasant way: 2. belonging to or relating to a particular person or…. Learn more.
