Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peculiar institution

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
pe-cu-liar in-sti-tu-tion
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

slavery

Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

"Peculiar" here does not mean strange. It means "peculiar" (particular) to a certain area, in this case the Southern United States.

Usage

Inflected Forms

the peculiar institution (canonical)

Questions

What does peculiar institution mean?
slavery
Where does peculiar institution come from?
"Peculiar" here does not mean strange. It means "peculiar" (particular) to a certain area, in this case the Southern United States.

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