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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Peculiar
     as used in the phrase "peculiar people" in 1 Pet. 2:9, is
     derived from the Lat. peculium, and denotes, as rendered in the
     Revised Version ("a people for God's own possession"), a special
     possession or property. The church is the "property" of God, his
     "purchased possession" (Eph. 1:14; R.V., "God's own
     possession").

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Peculiar, MO (city, FIPS 56756)
    Location: 38.72309 N, 94.45786 W
    Population (1990): 1777 (673 housing units)
    Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 64078

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Peculiar \Pe*cul"iar\, a. [L. peculiaris, fr. peculium private
     property, akin to pecunia money: cf. OF. peculier. See
     Pecuniary.]
     1. One's own; belonging solely or especially to an
        individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal,
        or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common
        or in participation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And purify unto himself a peculiar people. --Titus
                                                    ii. 14.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Hymns . . . that Christianity hath peculiar unto
              itself.                               --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              While each peculiar power forgoes his wonted seat.
                                                    --Milton.
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              My fate is Juno's most peculiar care. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a
        peculiarappearance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Peculiar, Special, Especial.
  
     Usage: Peculiar is from the Roman peculium, which was a thing
            emphatically and distinctively one's own, and hence
            was dear. The former sense always belongs to peculiar
            (as, a peculiar style, peculiar manners, etc.), and
            usually so much of the latter as to involve feelings
            of interest; as, peculiar care, watchfulness,
            satisfaction, etc. Nothing of this kind belongs to
            special and especial. They mark simply the relation of
            species to genus, and denote that there is something
            in this case more than ordinary; as, a special act of
            Congress; especial pains, etc.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  Beauty, which, either walking or asleep,
                  Shot forth peculiar graces.       --Milton.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  For naught so vile that on the earth doth live,
                  But to the earth some special good doth give.
                                                    --Shak.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Peculiar \Pe*cul"iar\, n.
     1. That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a
        prerogative; a characteristic.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Revenge is . . . the peculiar of Heaven. --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Eng. Canon Law) A particular parish or church which is
        exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Court of Peculiars (Eng. Law), a branch of the Court of
        Arches having cognizance of the affairs of peculiars.
        --Blackstone.
  
     Dean of peculiars. See under Dean, 1.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Peculiar \Pe*cul"iar\, n.
     1. That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a
        prerogative; a characteristic.
  
              Revenge is . . . the peculiar of Heaven. --South.
  
     2. (Eng. Canon Law) A particular parish or church which is
        exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.
  
     Court of Peculiars (Eng. Law), a branch of the Court of
        Arches having cognizance of the affairs of peculiars.
        --Blackstone.
  
     Dean of peculiars. See under Dean, 1.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Peculiar \Pe*cul"iar\, a. [L. peculiaris, fr. peculium private
     property, akin to pecunia money: cf. OF. peculier. See
     Pecuniary.]
     1. One's own; belonging solely or especially to an
        individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal,
        or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common
        or in participation.
  
              And purify unto himself a peculiar people. --Titus
                                                    ii. 14.
  
              Hymns . . . that Christianity hath peculiar unto
              itself.                               --Hooker.
  
     2. Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
  
              While each peculiar power forgoes his wonted seat.
                                                    --Milton.
  
              My fate is Juno's most peculiar care. --Dryden.
  
     3. Unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a
        peculiarappearance.
  
     Syn: Peculiar, Special, Especial.
  
     Usage: Peculiar is from the Roman peculium, which was a thing
            emphatically and distinctively one's own, and hence
            was dear. The former sense always belongs to peculiar
            (as, a peculiar style, peculiar manners, etc.), and
            usually so much of the latter as to involve feelings
            of interest; as, peculiar care, watchfulness,
            satisfaction, etc. Nothing of this kind belongs to
            special and especial. They mark simply the relation of
            species to genus, and denote that there is something
            in this case more than ordinary; as, a special act of
            Congress; especial pains, etc.
  
                  Beauty, which, either walking or asleep, Shot
                  forth peculiar graces.            --Milton.
  
                  For naught so vile that on the earth doth live,
                  But to the earth some special good doth give.
                                                    --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  peculiar
       adj 1: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious
              hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they
              have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name";
              "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something
              definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum
              fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn: curious, funny,
               odd, queer, rum, rummy, singular]
       2: unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the
          particular demands of the job"; "has a paraticular
          preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy
          between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians";
          "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a
          computer"; "my own special chair" [syn: particular(a), peculiar(a),
           special(a)]
       3: markedly different from the usual; "a peculiar hobby of
          stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar
          insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia
          Woolf
       4: characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; "the
          peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."-
          R.B.Taney [syn: peculiar(a)]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  peculiar
     Αγγλικά a.
     ασυνήθιστος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  peculiar
     Catalan a.
     (l en peculiar)
     Portuguese a.
     1 (l en peculiar); unusual; strange
     2 (l en peculiar) (gloss: common or usual for a particular place or
  circumstance)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  peculiar
     a.
     1 Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
     2 common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or
  particular.
     3 (lb en dated) One's own; belonging solely or especially to an
  individual; not shared or possessed by others.
     4 (lb en dated) Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
     n.
     1 That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a
  prerogative; a characteristic.
     2 (lb en UK canon law) an ecclesiastical district, parish, chapel or
  church outside the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese in which it
  is situated.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  peculiar
     Catalan a.
     (l en peculiar)
     Portuguese a.
     1 (l en peculiar); unusual; strange
     2 (l en peculiar) (gloss: common or usual for a particular place or
  circumstance)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  peculiar
     Catalan a.
     (l en peculiar)
     Portuguese a.
     1 (l en peculiar); unusual; strange
     2 (l en peculiar) (gloss: common or usual for a particular place or
  circumstance)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  peculiar
     Espanja a.
     1 omalaatuinen, outo, kummastuttava
     2 tyypillinen, luonteenomainen
     Interlingua a.
     1 outo, merkillinen, poikkeava
     2 tyypillinen, luonteenomainen
     Portugali a.
     1 omalaatuinen, outo, kummastuttava
     2 tyypillinen, luonteenomainen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  peculiar
     Spanska a.
     egendomlig; märklig

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  peculiar /pɪkjˈuːliə/
  eienaardig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Peculiar /pɪkjˈuːliə/
  غريب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  peculiar //pəˈkjuːl.jʊəɹ// /[pʰəˈkʰjul.jɚ]/ /[pʰəˈkʰjul.jʊɹ̠]/ /[pʰəˈkʰjuːl.jʊə]/ 
  необикновен, особен
  out of the ordinary