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particular

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
  2. A person's own individual case.
  3. (chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
  4. Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
  5. Specific; discrete; concrete.
  6. Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
  7. Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
  8. Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
  9. Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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