peculiarity
noun/pɪˌkjuːliˈærəti/
/pɪˌkjuːliˈærəti/
(plural peculiarities)
- [countable] a strange or unusual feature or habit
- a physical peculiarity
- He was strongly attracted by her peculiarities of dress and behaviour.
Extra Examples- Despite its peculiarities the car was very reliable.
- Many nicknames describe physical peculiarities.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- individual
- local
- have
- peculiarity about
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- [countable] a feature that only belongs to one particular person, thing, place, etc. synonym characteristic
- the cultural peculiarities of the English
- A sharp ringing in the ears is a peculiarity of the disease.
- The fish are dependent for survival on the peculiarities of the environment that they live in.
Extra Examples- The area has a few local peculiarities.
- The problem is to know which features of a plant are individual peculiarities and which are characteristics of the species.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- individual
- local
- have
- peculiarity about
- [uncountable] the fact of being strange or unusual
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