The difference between Ordinary and Peculiar
When used as nouns, ordinary means a devotional manual, whereas peculiar means that which is peculiar.
When used as adjectives, ordinary means having regular jurisdiction, whereas peculiar means out of the ordinary.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ordinary and Peculiar
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Ordinary as an adjective (legal, of a judge):
Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
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Ordinary as an adjective:
Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.
Examples:
"On an ordinary day I wake up at nine o'clock, work for six hours, and then go to the gym."
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Ordinary as an adjective:
Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane; often deprecatory.
Examples:
"I live a very ordinary life most of the time, but every year I spend a week in Antarctica."
"He looked so ordinary, I never thought he'd be capable of murder."
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Ordinary as an adjective (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, informal):
Bad or undesirable.
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Ordinary as a noun (obsolete):
A devotional manual.
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Ordinary as a noun (Christianity):
A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of service, especially of Mass.
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Ordinary as a noun:
A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.
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Ordinary as a noun (obsolete):
A set portion of food, later as available for a fixed price at an inn or other eating establishment.
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Ordinary as a noun (archaic, _, or, _, historical):
A place where such meals are served; a public tavern, inn.
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Ordinary as a noun (heraldry):
One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess.
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Ordinary as a noun:
An ordinary thing or person; the mass; the common run.
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Ordinary as a noun (historical):
A penny-farthing bicycle.
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Peculiar as an adjective:
Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
Examples:
"The sky had a peculiar appearance before the storm."
"It would be rather peculiar to see a kangaroo hopping down a city street."
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Peculiar as an adjective:
Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
Examples:
"Kangaroos are peculiar to Australia."
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Peculiar as an adjective (dated):
One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.
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Peculiar as an adjective (dated):
Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
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Peculiar as a noun:
That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
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Peculiar as a noun (UK, canon law):
an ecclesiastical district, parish, chapel or church outside the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese in which it is situated.