peculiarity

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[ US /pɪkˌjuɫiˈɛɹəti/ ]
[ UK /pɪkjˌuːlɪˈæɹɪti/ ]
NOUN
  1. a distinguishing trait
  2. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
  3. an odd or unusual characteristic
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How To Use peculiarity In A Sentence

  • However peculiarity is a characteristic of all things Royal, not to say outright barminess.
  • It is the peculiarity of knowledge that those who really thirst for it always get it. 
  • It is the peculiarity of knowledge that those who really thirst for it always get it. 
  • One reason has to do with what is a real American peculiarity.
  • For it is the peculiarity of linear extension that it alone allows its magnitudes to be placed in _absolute_ juxtaposition, or, rather, in coincident position; it alone can test the equality of two magnitudes by observing whether they will coalesce, as two equal mathematical lines do, when placed between the same points; it alone can test _equality_ by trying whether it will become _identity_. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library
  • -- The distention of the surface veins of the legs, the condition known as varicose veins, is not a peculiarity of pregnancy. The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy
  • I noticed a certain peculiarity about his appearance.
  • One peculiarity of this artist's pictures was that he used actual gold leaf to make the high lights upon hair, leaves, and draperies.
  • You couldn't help but be aware of the peculiarity of the situation.
  • A man must be strong enough to mould the peculiarity of his imperfections into the perfection of his peculiarities.
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