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> cplural : specification 2a