- strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- uncommon; unusual: the peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats.
- distinctive in nature or character from others.
- belonging characteristically (usually followed by to): an expression peculiar to Canadians.
- belonging exclusively to some person, group, or thing: the peculiar properties of a drug.
- designating a star or galaxy with special properties that deviates from others of its spectral type or galaxy class.
- a property or privilege belonging exclusively or characteristically to a person.
- a particular parish or church that is exempted from the jurisdiction of the ordinary or bishop in whose diocese it lies and is governed by another.
- special characters not generally included in standard type fonts, as phonetic symbols, mathematical symbols, etc.
- strange or unusual; odd
- distinct from others; special
- belonging characteristically or exclusively (to)
- a special sort, esp an accented letter
- a church or parish that is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary in whose diocese it lies
