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Definition of
peccadillo noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
peccadillo
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌpɛkəˈdɪloʊ
/
/
(
pl.
peccadilloes
or
peccadillos
)
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a small unimportant thing that someone does wrong
She forgave her husband's sexual peccadilloes.
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peccadillo
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