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Peculiar
- adjective - (Eng. Canon Law) A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the see within which it resides.
- 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"
- characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney
- 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
- unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "t
Peculium
- - The saving of a son or a slave with the father's or master's consent; a little property or stock of one's own; any exclusive personal or separate property.
Peduncle
- noun - a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
- stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
- the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
Pelusiac
- - Of or pertaining to Pelusium, an ancient city of Egypt; as, the Pelusiac (or former eastern) outlet of the Nile.
Penuches
- noun - fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts
Penuchle
- noun - a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
Penumbra
- noun - a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
Penuries
- noun - a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
Penutian
- noun - a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California
- a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages