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Peculiarity, n.

    1. Appropriateness, specialty, individuality, distinctiveness.
    2. Individuality, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, characteristic, specialty, singularity, particularity.

Peculiarly, ad.

    1. Especially, particularly, unusually.
    2. Particularly, singly.

Pecuniary, a. Monetary, nummular, nummulary, nummary, financial.

Pedagogue, n. (A contemptuous term.)

    1. Schoolmaster, teacher.
    2. Pedant.

Pedant, n.

    1. Schoolmaster, pedagogue.
    2. Vain scholar, conceited scholar, ostentatious man of learning.

Pedantic, Pedantical, a. Conceited, pragmatical, vain of knowledge, ostentatious of learning, over- learned, pedagogic, pedagogical, priggish, pompous, stilted.

Pedantry, n. Ostentation of learning, boastful display of knowledge, pedantism.

Peddle, v. a. Hawk, retail, vend.

Peddle, v. n.

    1. Hawk, retail, vend.
    2. Trifle, dawdle.

Peddler, n. [Written also Pedlar and Pedler.] Travelling chapman, hawker, vender, petty dealer, travelling trader.

Pedestrian, n.

    1. Foot-traveller, traveller afoot, walker.