peculiarity
noun
pe·cu·liar·i·ty
pi-ˌkyül-ˈyer-ə-tē 
-ˈya-rə-;
-ˌkyü-lē-ˈer-ə-,
-ˈa-rə-
plural peculiarities
Synonyms
Examples of peculiarity in a Sentence
the peculiarity of his appearance
It is a peculiarity of the house that there is no front door.
her peculiarities as a writer
Scientists tried to explain some peculiarities in the results of the experiment.
Recent Examples on the Web
The different reproductive strategies gave dinosaurs some advantages over mammals.
Camarasaurus and other sauropods also got some assistance from their anatomical peculiarities.
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Riley Black, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023
While the dogs played, Donaldson and Gross chatted about their pets' peculiarities and found plenty of overlap.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
But its peculiarity caught the eye of Steven Kangas, an art historian at Dartmouth College, for other reasons.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
The Marina Freeway has long been a peculiarity on the map of Southern California.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
But although there are Python libraries that provide similar analytic and graphical functionality, R has remained popular, likely precisely because of its peculiarities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2023
One of the peculiarities of the revenge genre is that the revenger is often dragged down with their target.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
But because of the peculiarities of union contracts, not all actors are going on strike.
—Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
Auburn will always and forever remain the SEC’s flat circle of Southern football peculiarity and high strangeness.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2023
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Riley Black, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023
While the dogs played, Donaldson and Gross chatted about their pets' peculiarities and found plenty of overlap.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
But its peculiarity caught the eye of Steven Kangas, an art historian at Dartmouth College, for other reasons.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
The Marina Freeway has long been a peculiarity on the map of Southern California.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
But although there are Python libraries that provide similar analytic and graphical functionality, R has remained popular, likely precisely because of its peculiarities.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2023
One of the peculiarities of the revenge genre is that the revenger is often dragged down with their target.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Oct. 2023
But because of the peculiarities of union contracts, not all actors are going on strike.
—Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
Auburn will always and forever remain the SEC’s flat circle of Southern football peculiarity and high strangeness.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Peculiarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peculiarity. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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peculiarity
noun
pe·cu·liar·i·ty
pi-ˌkyül-ˈyar-ət-ē
-ˌkyü-lē-ˈar-
plural peculiarities
1
: the quality or state of being peculiar
2
: something different or individual
3
: something odd or abnormal
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