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   peculiar

   /pɪˈkjuːlɪə/

   adjective

   • 1. different to what is normal or expected; strange: "he gave her some very peculiar looks" Similar strangeunusualoddfunnycuriousbizarreweirduncannyqueerunexpectedunfamiliarabnormalatypicalanomalousuntypicaldifferentout of the ordinaryout of the wayexceptionalrareextraordinaryremarkablepuzzlingmystifyingmysteriousperplexingbafflingunaccountableincongruousuncommonirregularsingulardeviantaberrantfreakfreakishsuspiciousdubiousquestionableeerieunnaturaluncooutréinformal:fishycreepyspookyrumbizarrobackasswardsbizarreeccentricstrangeoddweirdqueerfunnyunusualabnormalidiosyncraticunconventionaloutlandishoffbeatfreakishquirkyquaintdrollzanyoff-centreinformal:wackyfreakykookyscrewykinkyoddballcrankyoff the wallwackoinformal, dated:dillyOpposite normalordinary
   • ▪ slightly and indefinably unwell: informal "I felt a little peculiar for a while" Similar unwellillpoorlybadout of sortsindisposednot oneselfsickqueasynauseousnauseatedpeakyliverishgreen around the gillsrun downwashed outoffoff colourinformal:under the weatherbelow parnot up to parfunnyroughlousyrottenawfulterribledreadfulcrummyseedygrottyropywabbitpeely-wallycrookvulgar slang:crappyrare:peakedpeakish
   • 2. particular; special: "any attempt to explicate the theme is bound to run into peculiar difficulties" Similar distinctivecharacteristicdistinctdifferentindividualindividualisticdistinguishingtypicalspecialspecificrepresentativeuniqueidiosyncraticpersonalprivateessentialnaturalidentifiableunmistakableconspicuousnotableremarkablerare:singular
   • ▪ belonging exclusively to: "some languages are peculiar to one region" Similar characteristic oftypical ofrepresentative ofbelonging toindicative ofsymptomatic ofsuggestive ofexclusive tolikein character with

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   • 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"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘particular’): from Latin peculiaris ‘of private property’, from peculium ‘property’, from pecu ‘cattle’ (cattle being private property). The sense ‘strange’ dates from the early 17th century.

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   What does peculiar mean?

   • peculiar, extraño, peculiar [masculine-feminine… peculiar, específico/-ca… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! PECULIAR definition: 1. unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way: 2. belonging to, relating to, or found in….

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   What does it mean if a person has a peculiar feeling?

   • strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or makes you worried The meat tasted rather peculiar. There was something peculiar in the way he smiled. I had a peculiar feeling we'd met before. He died in very peculiar circumstances. For some peculiar reason, she refused to come inside. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   What does it mean if a friend says something peculiar?

   • 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. In English, it originally meant belonging to one person, private, like your fondness for your peculiar hairbrush.

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   Where did the word peculiar come from?

   • It might strike you as odd that the origins of peculiar are livestock-related, so let us explain. The word's Latin ancestor, peculiaris, means "privately owned, extraordinary"; it traces back to pecu, meaning "cattle," by way of peculium, meaning "private property"—cattle of course being a particular kind of private property.

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