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particular

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1par·tic·u·lar 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1particular
Pronunciation:
\pə(r)-ˈti-kyə-lər, -k(ə-)lər\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English particuler, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin particularis, from Latin particula small part
Date:
14th century
1: of, relating to, or being a single person or thing <the particular person I had in mind>2obsolete : partial3: of, relating to, or concerned with details <gave us a very particular account of the trip>4 a: distinctive among other examples or cases of the same general category : notably unusual <suffered from measles of particular severity> b: being one unit or element among others <particular incidents in a story>5 a: denoting an individual member or subclass in logic b: affirming or denying a predicate to a part of the subject —used of a proposition in logic <some men are wise is a particular affirmative>6 a: concerned over or attentive to details : meticulous <a very particular gardener> b: nice in taste : fastidious c: hard to please : exacting
synonyms see circumstantial, special


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