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Synonyms
pe·cu·liar (pĭ-kyōōĺyər)

[Middle English peculier, personal, from Latin pecūliāris, from pecūlium, private property.]

adjective 

  1. Unusual or eccentric; odd.
  2. Distinct from all others. See synonyms at strange
  3. Belonging distinctively or primarily to one person, group, or kind; special or unique: rights peculiar to the rich; a species peculiar to this area.

noun 

  1. A privilege or property that is exclusively one's own.
  2. Chiefly British A church or parish under the jurisdiction of a diocese different from that in which it lies.

derivatives

pe·cúliar·ly
adverb