peculiar (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Belonging to one person or thing only1. proprius2. pĕcūliāris (strictly, relating to private property)3. praecĭpuus (standing out from the rest)II. Remarkable • peculiar (adj.): I. Belonging to one person or thing only: 1. proprius: not the p. fault of old age, non p. senectutis vitium, Cic. Sen. 11, init.: that was a p. feature in Tiberius, p. id Tiberio fuit, Tac. A. 4, 19. Join: proprium et peculiare [alicui], Plin. 7, 25, 26. 2. pĕcūliāris (strictly, relating to private property): his own p. deity, proprius suus et peculiaris deus, Suet. Aug. 5: these things are p. to Arabia, haec sunt p. Arabiae, Plin. 12, 17, 38. 3. praecĭpuus (standing out from the rest): not a p. lot, but one on a level with the rest, non p., sed par ceteris fortunae conditio, Cic. Rep. 1, 4, med.: id. Sull. 3, 9 (where it seems to be preferred to avoid repeating proprius). II. Remarkable: praecĭpuus, singŭlāris, etc.: v. remarkable.