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peculiar institution

pe·cu·liar in·sti·tu·tion
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pi-kyool-yer in-sti-too-shuh n, -tyoo-]
    • /pɪˈkyul yər ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtyu-/
    • /pɪˈkjuː.li.ər ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pi-kyool-yer in-sti-too-shuh n, -tyoo-]
    • /pɪˈkyul yər ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃən, -ˈtyu-/

Definition of peculiar institution words

  • noun peculiar institution black slavery in the southern U.S. before the Civil War. 1
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Origin of peculiar institution

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Peculiar institution

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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peculiar institution popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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