peculiar
/pɪˈkjuljər/
noun
- A special or exclusive right, privilege, or property; especially a parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary diocese.
- As a peculiar, the church had its own legal exemptions.
- The king granted the abbey the status of a peculiar.
- The chapel was a royal peculiar, not under the local bishop's authority.
adjective
- Strange or unusual; different from what is normal or expected.
- There was a peculiar smell coming from the old refrigerator.
- The painting had a peculiar color that no one could name.
- She has a peculiar habit of humming while she works.
- Belonging exclusively or specifically to one person, group, or place; distinctive.
- The tradition is peculiar to that small island community.
- Each species has its own peculiar way of communicating.
- This style of music is peculiar to the Appalachian region.
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