| ADJECTIVE | all | peculiar, curious, funny, odd, queer, rum, rummy, singular | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected |
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| all | peculiar, particular, special | unique or specific to a person or thing or category / category | |
| all | peculiar | markedly different from the usual | |
| all | peculiar | characteristic of one only |
| Sounds | pahkyuw'lyer; pihkyuw'lyer | |
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| Rhymes | behavior ... Xavier: 32 rhymes with yer... | |
| Meaning | Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected. | |
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| Example | "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves" | |
| Synonyms | curious, funny, odd, queer, rum, rummy, singular | |
| Broader | strange, unusual | definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected |
| Spanish | curioso, extraño, inusual, original, peculiar, raro, singular | |
| Catalan | curiós, estrany, original, peculiar, rar, singular | |
| Nouns | peculiarity | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting |
| Adverbs | peculiarly | in a manner differing from the usual or expected |
| Meaning | Unique or specific to a person or thing or category / category. | |
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| Synonyms | particular, special | |
| Broader | specific | (sometimes followed by 'to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique |
| Spanish | especial, particular, peculiar, propio | |
| Catalan | especial, particular, peculiar, propi | |
| Adverbs | peculiarly | uniquely or characteristically |
| Meaning | markedly different from the usual. | |
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| Broader | unusual | not usual or common or ordinary |
| Adverbs | peculiarly | to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common |
| Meaning | characteristic of one only; distinctive or special. | |
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| Example | "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney | |
| Broader | characteristic | typical or distinctive / distinctive |
| Nouns | peculiarity | a distinguishing trait |
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