peculiar
31peculiar — {{＃}}{{LM P29544}}{{〓}} {{SynP30254}} {{［}}peculiar{{］}} ‹pe·cu·liar› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{＜}}1{{＞}} Propio o característico de algo: • Tu aroma peculiar lo reconocería en cualquier parte.{{○}} {{＜}}2{{＞}} Raro, poco común o fuera de lo normal …
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32peculiar — homosexual A variant of queer3: The idea came to her that Dick was, well, peculiar. (M. McCarthy, 1963) In obsolete British use a peculiar was a mistress, someone you kept for your own exclusive use. For Webster in 1833 the… …
33peculiar — adjective a) Out of the ordinary; odd; curious; unusual. Its rather peculiar to see a Kangaroo outside of a zoo in America. b) Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular …
34peculiar — [15] The etymological notion underlying peculiar is of ‘not being shared with others’, of being ‘one’s own alone’. It was borrowed from Latin pecūliāris ‘of private property’, a derivative of pecūlium ‘private property’, which in turn was based… …
35peculiar — (adj) (Intermedio) que es típico o característico de alguien o algo y se diferencia bastante de lo considerado normal Ejemplos: No lo conozco muy bien, pero creo que se comporta de manera muy peculiar. Sus primos tenían una forma muy peculiar de… …
36peculiar — adjective 1) something peculiar happened Syn: strange, unusual, odd, funny, curious, bizarre, weird, eccentric, abnormal, unconventional, outlandish; informal wacky 2) customs peculiar to this area Syn …
37peculiar — [pɪˈkjuːliə] adj 1) strange, often in an unpleasant way a peculiar smell[/ex] 2) especially true or typical of a particular person, thing, or situation Syn: particular features of the environment that are peculiar to the tropics[/ex] …
38peculiar — pe•cu•liar [[t]pɪˈkyul yər[/t]] adj. 1) strange; queer; odd 2) uncommon; unusual 3) distinctive in nature or character from others 4) belonging characteristically or exclusively to some person, group, or thing (often fol. by to): an expression… …
39Peculiar — As used in the phrase peculiar people in 1 Pet. 2:9, is derived from the Lat. peculium, and denotes, as rendered in the Revised Version ( a people for God s own possession ), a special possession or property. The church is the property of God …
40peculiar — See funny. See funny, strange, peculiar …
