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peculiar (adjective), more peculiar, most peculiar
1. Strange, odd, or unusual: Hank had a peculiar accident when he stumbled while going down the steps in the hallway.
2. Uncommon; out of the ordinary: Clara had a peculiar hobby of collecting words none of which her friends ever heard of.
3. Distinctive in nature or character from others: Mabel had a peculiar habit of eating ice cream for breakfast!

Lionel, who was from Texas, used an expression quite peculiar to Canadians and so they had a hard time understanding what he was saying!

4. Belonging exclusively to a person, group, or something: Too many dictionaries have a peculiar procedure of using another form of the word entry that is being defined; for example, "An anthropologist is someone who studies anthropology."
5. Common or normal for a certain place or circumstance: A peculiar habit of the rich ladies at the famous races in Ascot, England, is to show off their fancy hats and clothes.
6. Etymology: from Latin peculiaris as "one's own", equivalent to peculi(um), "private property" (derivative of pecu, "flock, farm animals"; literally, "property in cattle"; akin to pecus, "cattle" from which came pecunia, "money" because cattle represented wealth before money became the main element of such a status).
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