peregrinity

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peregrinity - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Peregrinity \Per`e*grin"i*ty\ (p[e^]r`[-e]*gr[i^]n"[i^]t[y^]),
     n. [L. peregrinitas: cf. F. p['e]r['e]grinit['e].]
     1. Foreignness; strangeness. [Obs.] "Somewhat of a
        peregrinity in their dialect." --Johnson.
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     2. Travel; wandering. [R.] --Carlyle.
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