/ pɪˌkjuːliˈærəti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
[ C ] a strange or unusual feature or habit :
a physical peculiarity
2.
[ C ] a feature that only belongs to one particular person, thing, place, etc.
SYN characteristic :
the cultural peculiarities of the English
3.
[ U ] the quality of being strange or unusual