peculiarity
/pɪˌkjuːliˈeɹəti/pih-kyoo-lee-EH-ruh-tee
/pɪˌkjuliˈɛɹəti/pih-kyoo-lee-EH-ruh-tee
Meaningthe state of being one's own
Common meaning: an odd or special feature
- peculprivate propertyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1322 · scan
- iaradjective ending (Latin -iaris)
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinpecūlium, -ī‘private property’
- Frenchpeculier
- Englishpeculiar‘strange’
- Englishformed in English from peculiarpeculiarity‘an odd or special feature’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from peculiar + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PECULIAR, p.429 · scan
Roots
- pecūlium, -ī Latin “private property”
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