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| pe·cu·liar [ pi kylyər ] |
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1. unusual: unusual, strange, or unconventional
 The situation was very peculiar.
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2. unique: belonging exclusively to or identified distinctly with somebody or something
a form of wildlife peculiar to that region
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| [15th century. < Latin peculiaris "of private property" < peculium "private property" < pecus "cattle"] |
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| pe·cu·liar·ly adverb |
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