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Peculiar and particular

What is the difference in the usage of peculiar particular difference? "At this particular/peculiar moment, .."
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[nq:1]What is the difference in the usage of peculiar particular difference? [/nq] Particular means specific, this one and no other. Peculiar means weird, odd.

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  • [nq:1]What is the difference in the usage of peculiar particular difference?
  • [/nq] Particular means specific, this one and no other.
  • Peculiar means weird, odd.
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[nq:1]What is the difference in the usage of peculiar particular difference? "At this particular/peculiar moment, .." Thanks![/nq]
Particular means specific, this one and no other.
Peculiar means weird, odd.
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[nq:2]What is the difference in the usage of peculiar particular difference? "At this particular/peculiar moment, .." Thanks![/nq]
[nq:1]Particular means specific, this one and no other. Peculiar means weird, odd.[/nq]
peculiar can mean unique or excentric also.
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[nq:2]Particular means specific, this one and no other. Peculiar means weird, odd.[/nq]
[nq:1]peculiar can mean unique or excentric also.[/nq]
Also

2 (predic.) (peculiar to) belonging exclusively to: 'the air hung with anantiseptic aroma peculiar to hospitals'.
formal: particular; special: 'any attempt to explicate the theme is bound to run into peculiar difficulties'.
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