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TOEFL BNC: 14155 COCA: 16495

peculiarity

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
peculiarity /pɪˌkjuːlˈjerəti/ noun
plural peculiarities
peculiarity
/pɪˌkjuːlˈjerəti/
noun
plural peculiarities
Learner's definition of PECULIARITY
[noncount] : the quality or state of being unusual or peculiar奇怪;怪异
[count] : something that is unusual or peculiar in a person or thing特质;特点
TOEFL BNC: 14155 COCA: 16495

peculiarity

noun

pe·​cu·​liar·​i·​ty pi-ˌkyül-ˈyer-ə-tē How to pronounce peculiarity (audio)
-ˈya-rə-;
-ˌkyü-lē-ˈer-ə-,
-ˈa-rə-
plural peculiarities
1
: the quality or state of being peculiar
2
: a distinguishing characteristic
3

Example Sentences

the peculiarity of his appearance It is a peculiarity of the house that there is no front door. her peculiarities as a writer Scientists tried to explain some peculiarities in the results of the experiment.
Recent Examples on the Web Kanou’s case enraptured France for its peculiarity and harshness. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2022 The four-year delay in implementation is due to a peculiarity within the EU legal system that, essentially, bakes in extra time for member nations to hit the quotas. Olivia Peluso, Forbes, 9 June 2022 This peculiarity is just one that Sarah Fay explores in this piece. Kara Devlin, Longreads, 20 May 2022 Which highlights the peculiarity of the U.S. political economy with regard to anti-competitive behavior and the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, spurred in part by the Standard Oil Trust. Michael Lynch, Forbes, 17 May 2022 The peculiarity of his appearance preoccupied everyone. New York Times, 3 May 2022 That could reflect a peculiarity of the data, according to Cooke. Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 3 Apr. 2022 One peculiarity of European aristocrats is that their names pile up, like snowdrifts. Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2022 Either way, there’s appreciation for the peculiarity of what’s happening here, where the yards that once poured pillars of black smoke into smoggy Beijing are shooting Olympians skyward instead. Jake Seiner, chicagotribune.com, 7 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of peculiarity was in 1606
TOEFL BNC: 14155 COCA: 16495
peculiarity

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PECULIARITY | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEindividual個體的特性local地方獨特性VERB + PECULIARITYhave具有獨特性The area has a few local peculiarities.這裏有幾個地區特性。PREPOSITIONpeculiarity about關於⋯的特質I noticed a certain peculiarity about his appearance.我注意到他外貌的某個特別之處。

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