peculiar
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4.2
- adjective
- /pɪˈkjuljər/
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particular
- And for him, the dream had its own peculiar twist: the dream of doing something real, something worthy.
- a peculiar situation
- a peculiar way
- peculiar conditions
Yes, symbols in myths have their own peculiar power.
- Yes, symbols in myths have their own peculiar power.
- Yeah, it is actually is the term peculiar to Iran.
- And here in the United States, it took off in the following way, because it's America, the peculiar way this country works.
- And he says this science has something special bizondres and peculiar eigen tumlik to itself.
Examples
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I'm a proud Canadian who has traveled a peculiar path lo these many years.
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However, Intelligence seems to feel that your peculiar talents could be of some value.
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The whole world for each is peculiar and private to that soul.
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So in China you have this very peculiar relationship.
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There is no one else in my peculiar position.
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That was one of her peculiar traits.
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And that's why they had the peculiar link between these two.
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These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest.
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The American secular academy is, for Jews like myself, a peculiar kind of galut, exile.
Academic text (1993) -
The artist is known for his peculiar style that blends various cultural influences.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Made for a particular person, purpose, or occasion
∞
3.9
Clearly defined and exact for a particular thing or person
∞
3.2
Specific and not general
∞
3.5
The only one of its kind
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3.9
Has a clear look or sound that makes it different from others
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8.1
A way of thinking or behaving that is unusual and particular to one person
1
8.2
Made for one person or situation, not general
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
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9.9
A polite phrase for slavery in the southern United States before the Civil War
- Specialized
The speed of an object compared with the average movement of nearby stars or gas
How Characteristic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Peculiar comes from the Latin word peculium, from pecu- meaning 'cattle' or 'property', so it originally meant 'private' or 'belonging to one person or place'. That's why today peculiar can describe something that is special or characteristic of a single person, group, or region.