peculiar
Pronunciation: /pɪˈkjuː.li.ə/
The English word “peculiar” has 6 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
- Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
- One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.
- Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
noun
- That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
- an ecclesiastical district, parish, chapel or church outside the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese in which it is situated.
Etymology
From Latin pecūliāris (“one's own”), from pecūlium (“private property”), from pecus (“cattle”).
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