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peculiarism

peculiarism noun: peculiarity; strange behavior.

Noun

peculiarism (countable and uncountable, plural peculiarisms)

  1. Peculiarity; strange behavior.
  2. The condition of being particular or special to a person, group, etc.
    • Considered until 1789 as the symbol of Norman Peculiarism, the Normandy Charter of 1315, then the Second Normandy Charter of 1339, guaranteed them the right to be never quoted before a court other than that of their province.2019, Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, BEST OF NORMANDY 2019/2020 Petit Futé

Forms of peculiarism

pluralpeculiarisms

Origin of peculiarism

From peculiar + -ism.

Questions about peculiarism

What does peculiarism mean?
Peculiarism means peculiarity; strange behavior.
What part of speech is peculiarism?
Peculiarism is a noun.
What is the plural of peculiarism?
The plural of peculiarism is peculiarisms.

Words near peculiarism in the dictionary

  1. peculiaries
  2. peculiarise
  3. peculiarised
  4. peculiarises
  5. peculiarising
  6. peculiarism
  7. peculiarisms
  8. peculiarities
  9. peculiarity
  10. peculiarization
  11. peculiarize

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