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odd⋅i⋅ty
[od-i-tee] 
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–noun, plural -ties for 1, 3.
| 1. | an odd or remarkably unusual person, thing, or event. |
| 2. | the quality of being odd; singularity, strangeness, or eccentricity. |
| 3. | an odd characteristic or trait; peculiarity. |
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| odd·i·ty (ŏd'ĭ-tē) n. pl. odd·i·ties
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Oddity
Odd"i*ty\, n.; pl. Oddities. 1. The quality or state of being odd; singularity; queerness; peculiarity; as, oddity of dress, manners, and the like. That infinitude of oddities in him. --Sterne. 2. That which is odd; as, a collection of oddities.
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Language Translation for : oddity
Spanish:
excéntrico,
German:
seltsamer Kauz,
Japanese:
変りもの
oddity
1713, "odd characteristic or trait," from odd (q.v.). Meaning "odd person" is first recorded 1748.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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