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  • 101propriety — pro•pri•e•ty [[t]prəˈpraɪ ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners 2) appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability 3) rightness or justness 4) the proprieties, the… …

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  • 102feature — [n1] characteristic affection, angle, article, aspect, attribute, character, component, constituent, detail, differential, earmark*, element, facet, factor, gag*, gimmick, hallmark, idiosyncrasy, individuality, ingredient, integrant, item, mark,… …

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  • 103idiosyncrasy — [id΄ē ō siŋ′krə sē, id΄ē ōsin′krə sē] n. pl. idiosyncrasies [Gr idiosynkrasia < idio , one s own, peculiar (see IDIO ) + synkrasis, a mixing together, tempering < synkerannynai, to mix together < syn , together + kerannynai, to mix <… …

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  • 104distinctiveness — noun 1. a distinguishing trait • Syn: ↑peculiarity, ↑specialness, ↑specialty, ↑speciality • Derivationally related forms: ↑distinctive, ↑special (for: ↑ …

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  • 105specialness — noun 1. a distinguishing trait • Syn: ↑peculiarity, ↑specialty, ↑speciality, ↑distinctiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑distinctive (for: ↑distinctiveness), ↑ …

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  • 106id|i|o|syn|cra|sy — «IHD ee uh SIHNG kruh see, SIHN », noun, plural sies. 1. a personal peculiarity as of taste, behavior, or opinion: »One of his idiosyncrasies was eating hamburger for breakfast. 2. Medicine. a constitutional peculiarity that causes an unusual… …

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  • 107sin|gu|lar|i|ty — «SIHNG gyuh LAR uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. the condition or quality of being singular; peculiarity; oddness; strangeness; unusualness: »The singularity of the man s appearance attracted much attention. 2. something singular; …

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  • 108pe·cu·liar·i·ty — /pıˌkjuːlˈjerəti/ noun, pl ties 1 [noncount] : the quality or state of being unusual or peculiar the peculiarity of his appearance 2 [count] : something that is unusual or peculiar in a person or thing It is a peculiarity of the house that there… …

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  • 109SAMARITANS — This article is arranged according to the following outline: history samaritan origins samaritans in the time of nehemiah the samaritans in the second temple period samaritans in the graeco roman diaspora excavations on mt. gerizim late roman to… …

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  • 110agnomen — Name Name (n[=a]m), n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. o mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf.… …

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