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peculiarity

DEFINITIONS OF: peculiarity

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n an odd or unusual characteristic

Synonyms:
distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic
Types:
calling card
a distinguishing characteristic or behavior
Type of:
characteristic, feature
a prominent attribute or aspect of something

n a distinguishing trait

Synonyms:
distinctiveness, speciality, specialness, specialty
Types:
foible, idiosyncrasy, mannerism
a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
Type of:
individualism, individuality, individuation
the quality of being individual

n something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

Synonyms:
curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, rarity
Types:
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bric-a-brac, knickknack, knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot
miscellaneous curios
collectable, collectible
things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)
collector's item, piece de resistance, showpiece
the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
chachka, tchotchke, tsatske, tshatshke
(Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket
rariora
(plural) rare collector's items
Type of:
object, physical object
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
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