Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
peculiarity
IPA transcription: [pɪkj,uli'ɛɹəti]
Pronunciations of peculiarity
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noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
peculiarity, distinctive_feature, distinguishing_characteristic
Meaning:
an odd or unusual characteristic
Synonyms:
peculiarity, specialness, specialty, speciality, distinctiveness
Meaning:
a distinguishing trait
Usage examples
This last peculiarity caused some embarrassment.
Indeed, under the circumstances, it is no peculiarity.
Mr. Young had also noted this peculiarity in "the Royal cat of Siam."
This peculiarity I perceive very strongly in Charlotte's writings at this time.
Its deplorable peculiarity was, that it was the faintness of solitude and disuse.
But this one displays a peculiarity confined to all fishes that inhabit subterranean waters.
This peculiarity consists in the capacity of representative scenes expressing the play of emotion.
It was the peculiarity of Florence Mountjoy that she did not expect other people to be as good as herself.
This peculiarity of character grew with my growth, and in my manhood I derived from it one of my principal sources of pleasure.
He offered his hand to the baroness, who, descending, took it with a peculiarity of manner imperceptible to every one but Monte Cristo.
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