| NOUN | cognition | peculiarity, distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic | an odd / odd or unusual characteristic / characteristic |
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| attribute | peculiarity, specialness, specialty, speciality, distinctiveness | a distinguishing trait | |
| artifact | peculiarity, curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, rarity | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting |
| Sounds | pihkyuw.liyeh'rahtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | An odd / odd or unusual characteristic / characteristic. | |
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| Synonyms | distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic | |
| Narrower | calling card | A distinguishing characteristic or behavior |
| Broader | feature, characteristic | A prominent attribute or aspect of something |
| Spanish | particularidad, peculiaridad | |
| Catalan | particularitat, peculiaritat, tret distintiu | |
| Meaning | A distinguishing trait. | |
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| Synonyms | specialness, specialty, speciality, distinctiveness | |
| Narrower | idiosyncrasy, foible, mannerism | A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual |
| Broader | individuality, individualism, individuation | The quality of being individual |
| Spanish | distinción, distintividad, especialidad, peculiaridad | |
| Catalan | distinció, peculiaritat | |
| Adjectives | peculiar | characteristic of one only |
| Meaning | Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting. | |
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| Synonyms | curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, rarity | |
| Narrower | bric-a-brac, knickknack, nicknack, knickknackery, whatnot | Miscellaneous curios |
| collectible, collectable | things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique) | |
| collector's item, showpiece, piece de resistance | The outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection | |
| Broader | object, physical object | A tangible and visible entity |
| Spanish | curiosidad, peculiaridad, rareza, singularidad | |
| Catalan | curiositat, peculiaritat, raresa, singularitat | |
| Adjectives | peculiar | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected |
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