Peculiarity
//pɪˌkjuliˈɛɹɪti// noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity. countable, uncountable
"The peculiarity of meeting six people on a usually deserted trail only struck me later on."
- 2 something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting wordnet
- 3 That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity. countable, uncountable
"I had often heard of Miss Marchmont, and of her peculiarities (she had the character of being very eccentric), but till now had never seen her."
- 4 a distinguishing trait wordnet
- 5 Exclusive possession or right. countable, uncountable
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- 6 an odd or unusual characteristic wordnet
Example
More examples"I remember the time when the Germans called the Euro "Esperantogeld" to mean that it would never happen. Of course, none of the people who said that would admit it today. It's the peculiarity of paradigms to seem so natural that one cannot imagine having lived in a different paradigm, even an opposite one, in the past."
Etymology
From peculiar + -ity.
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