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peculiar
/pɪˈkjul.jɚ/
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What does peculiar mean?
adjective
- Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
- Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
noun
- That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
More meanings (3)
noun
- an ecclesiastical district, parish, chapel or church outside the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese in which it is situated.
adjective
- (dated) One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.
- (dated) Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
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IPA pronunciation
/pɪˈkjul.jɚ/
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Now imagine my astonishment--and everybody else's, too--to hear the peculiar bugle-call which announces that another competitor is about to enter the lists!
It was a spot which returned upon the memory of those who loved it with an aspect of peculiar and kindly congruity.
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She gazed upon her daughter asleep in her arms with the air peculiar to a mother who has nursed her own child.
George Sand, who knew herself thoroughly, frequently spoke of her laziness and of her apathy, traits peculiar to the natives of Berry.
There was a peculiar fascination for Dorothea in this division of property intended for herself, and always regarded by her as excessive.