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peculiarity |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peculiarity \Pe*cul`iar"i*ty\, n.; pl {Peculiarities}. 1. The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity. --Swift. 2. That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity. The smallest peculiarity of temper on manner. --Macaulay. 3. Exclusive possession or right [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: peculiarity n 1: an odd or unusual characteristic [syn: {distinctive feature}] 2: a distinguishing trait [syn: {specialness}, {specialty}, {speciality}, {distinctiveness}] 3: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn: {curio}, {curiosity}, {oddity}, {oddment}, {rarity}]
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