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 Definitions of peculiar  [ɪˈkyul yər]  

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Definition of 'peculiar' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) peculiar
strange; queer; odd.

2.  peculiar
uncommon; unusual.

3.  peculiar
distinctive in nature or character from others.

4.  peculiar
belonging characteristically or exclusively to some person, group, or thing ( often fol. by to):
an expression peculiar to Canadians; the peculiar properties of a drug.

5. (n.) peculiar
a property or privilege belonging exclusively to a person.

6.  peculiar
a church or parish of the Church of England under jurisdiction outside of the diocese in which it lies.

Etymology:  (1400–50; late ME < L pecūliāris one's own =pecūli(um) property (der. of pecū flock, farm animals; akin to pecus cattle (see fee )) +-āris -ar1)

Definition of 'peculiar' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
"a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"

2. (adj) particular(a), peculiar(a), special(a)
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
"the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"

3. (adj) peculiar
markedly different from the usual
"a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf

4. (adj) peculiar(a)
characteristic of one only; distinctive or special
"the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney


Definition of 'peculiar' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) peculiar
strange, especially in an unpleasant way
There was something a little peculiar about her.; a peculiar texture/feeling/manner

2.  peculiar
typical of or specific to
diseases that are peculiar to certain cultures


Definition of 'peculiar' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) peculiar
one's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common or in participation

2. (adj) peculiar
particular; individual; special; appropriate

3. (adj) peculiar
unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a peculiarappearance

4. (noun) peculiar
that which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic

5. (noun) peculiar
a particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary


Translation of 'peculiar' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: strange; odd
peculiar behaviour.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: vreemd Arabic flag Arabic: غَريب Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: особен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: estranho Czech flag Czech: podivný, bizarní German flag German: eigentümlich
Danish flag Danish: mærkelig; sær Greek flag Greek: παράξενος Spanish flag Spanish: curioso, estraño
Estonian flag Estonian: iseäralik Farsi flag Farsi: عجیب و غریب Finnish flag Finnish: kummallinen
French flag French: bizarre Hebrew flag Hebrew: מוּזָר Hindi flag Hindi: असामान्य
Croatian flag Croatian: neobičan, osebujan Hungarian flag Hungarian: különös Indonesian flag Indonesian: aneh
Icelandic flag Icelandic: undarlegur Italian flag Italian: strano, singolare Japanese flag Japanese: 変った
Korean flag Korean: 괴상한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: keistas, savotiškas Latvian flag Latvian: dīvains, savāds
Malay flag Malay: pelik Dutch flag Dutch: eigenaardig Norwegian flag Norwegian: merkelig, sær, rar
Polish flag Polish: osobliwy Persian flag Persian: عجیب و غریب Pashto flag Pashto: ځانګړى، ټاكلى، خاص مخصوص:
Portuguese flag Portuguese: estranho Romanian flag Romanian: ciudat Russian flag Russian: странный
Slovak flag Slovak: zvláštny Slovenian flag Slovenian: čuden Serbian flag Serbian: čudan
Swedish flag Swedish: märklig, besynnerlig, ege Thai flag Thai: ประหลาด Turkish flag Turkish: tuhaf, acayip, garip
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 奇怪的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: дивний, ексцентричний Urdu flag Urdu: عجيب
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: khác thường Chinese flag Chinese: 奇怪的

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