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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pi-kyoo-lee-ar-i-tee, -kyool-yar- |
| Phonetic Transcription : pɪˌkyʊ liˈær ɪ ti, -kyulˈyær- |
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Définition of peculiarities
Origin :- c.1600, "exclusive possession;" 1640s, "special characteristic," from peculiar + -ity, or else from Latin peculiaritas. Meaning "an oddity" is attested by 1777. Related: Peculiarities.
- noun characteristic; oddity
- By the way, the seat which he occupied was another of Mr. Roberts' peculiarities.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- As the play goes on we find Shakespeare's other peculiarities, or Hamlet's.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Allis gave Jockey Redpath the benefit of her knowledge of Lauzanne's peculiarities.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- This is another of the peculiarities of aerial construction and navigation.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- One of the peculiarities of this white cat is that it is apt to be deaf.
- Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
- And this is the explanation of Socrates' peculiarities also.
- Extract from : « Gorgias » by Plato
- To these peculiarities of words he has added a list of peculiar expressions and constructions.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- Your husband is proud and he has peculiarities of temper which we have all to make allowances for.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- Remarks: the peculiarities not brought out by the above outline.
- Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
- But he knew the peculiarities of the climate too well to be alarmed.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
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