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peculiarity

part of speech:	noun
inflections:	peculiarities
definition 1:	the state or fact of being odd or strange. His peculiarities in dress and speech were quickly noticed. synonyms: oddity, queerness, strangeness
definition 2:	a quality that is unusual or not common. This murder case has several peculiarities. similar words: characteristic, feature, kink, twist
related words:	curiosity, freak, trait
Word Combinations About this feature adjective + (n.)peculiarity anatomical, certain, cultural, historical, individual, remarkable, specific, unique verb + (n.)peculiarity argue, arise, capture, explain, notice, observe, root, share (n.)peculiarity + verb note