Main Entry: ²specific

Function: noun

Date: 1661

1 a : something peculiarly adapted to a purpose or use b : a drug or remedy having a specific mitigating effect on a disease <used as a specific against malaria>
2 a : a characteristic quality or trait b : details, particulars —usually used in plural <haggling over the legal and financial specifics of independence — Time> c plural : specification 2a