PARTICULAR Definition & Meaning

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particular

[ per-tik-yuh-ler, puh-tik- ]

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adjective

of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general:
one's particular interests in books.
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immediately present or under consideration; in this specific instance or place:
Look at this particular clause in the contract.
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distinguished or different from others or from the ordinary; noteworthy; marked; unusual:
She sang with particular warmth at last evening's concert.
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exceptional or especial:
Take particular pains with this job.
being such in an exceptional degree:
a particular friend of mine.
dealing with or giving details, as an account or description, of a person; detailed; minute.
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exceptionally selective, attentive, or exacting; fastidious; fussy:
to be particular about one's food.
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Logic.
1. not general; referring to an indefinite part of a whole class.
2. (of a proposition) containing only existential quantifiers.
3. partaking of the nature of an individual as opposed to a class.
Law.
1. noting an estate that precedes a future or ultimate ownership, as lands devised to a widow during her lifetime and after that to her children.
2. noting the tenant of such an estate.

noun

an individual or distinct part, as an item of a list or enumeration.
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Usually particulars. specific points, details, or circumstances:
to give an investigator the particulars of a case.
Logic. an individual or a specific group within a general class.

particular

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adjective

prenominal of or belonging to a single or specific person, thing, category, etc; specific; special
the particular demands of the job
no particular reason
prenominal exceptional or marked
a matter of particular importance
prenominal relating to or providing specific details or circumstances
a particular account
exacting or difficult to please, esp in details; fussy
(of the solution of a differential equation) obtained by giving specific values to the arbitrary constants in a general equation
logic (of a proposition) affirming or denying something about only some members of a class of objects, as in some men are not wicked Compare universal
property law denoting an estate that precedes the passing of the property into ultimate ownership See also remainder reversion

noun

a separate distinct item that helps to form a generalization: opposed to general
often plural an item of information; detail
complete in every particular
logic another name for individual
philosophy an individual object, as contrasted with a universal See universal
in particular
especially, particularly, or exactly

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��v��·�貹��·�پ��u·�� adjective
��v��·�貹��·�پ��u·��·ly adverb
�ܲ�p��·�پ��u·�� adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of particular¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Late Latin �貹��پ��ܱ��, equivalent to Latin particul(a) “small part” ( particle ) + -�� -ar ¹; replacing Middle English particuler, from Middle French, from Late Latin, as above

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of particular¹

C14: from Old French particuler, from Late Latin �貹��پ��ܱ�� concerning a part, from Latin particula particle v

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Idioms and Phrases

in particular, particularly; specifically; especially:
There is one book in particular that may help you.

More idioms and phrases containing particular

see in particular .

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Synonym Study

See special. Particular, dainty, fastidious imply great care, discrimination, and taste in choices, in details about one's person, etc. Particular implies especially care and attention to details: particular about one's clothes. Dainty implies delicate taste and exquisite cleanliness: a dainty dress. Fastidious implies being difficult to please and critical of small or minor points: a fastidious taste in styles.

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With line pairings jumbled and players traded so frequently in modern hockey, it has become difficult for fans and the media to develop an association with particular combinations.

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The spokesperson added: "However, it is also the case that catapults are also routinely used by members of the public enjoying legitimate pastimes, in particular for anglers when propelling fishing bait."

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I prefer to use the term “authoritarianism” to “fascism,” mainly because you think about “fascist” and you think of a very particular period in European history.

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I am going to end up being more particular about what I buy, basically I'll tighten the belt for a while.

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One song was a particular favorite — the theme song to “The Golden Girls,” which includes the lyrics “Thank you for being a friend.”

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