Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Peculiarity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Peculiarity \Pe*cul`iar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Peculiarities}.
1. The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality;
singularity. --Swift.
2. That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive
characteristic or habit; particularity.
The smallest peculiarity of temper on manner.
--Macaulay.
3. Exclusive possession or right. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
peculiarity
n 1: an odd or unusual characteristic [syn: {distinctive feature}]
2: a distinguishing trait [syn: {specialness}, {specialty}, {speciality},
{distinctiveness}]
3: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn: {curio},
{curiosity}, {oddity}, {oddment}, {rarity}]
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