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par⋅tic⋅u⋅lar⋅i⋅ty

  [per-tik-yuh-lar-i-tee, puh-tik-]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the quality or state of being particular.
2. detailed, minute, or circumstantial character, as of description or statement.
3. attention to details; special care.
4. fastidiousness.
5. an individual or characteristic feature or trait; peculiarity.
Origin:
1520–30; < MF particularite < LL particulāritāt- (s. of particulāritās) state of being apart. See particular, -ity
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par·tic·u·lar·i·ty   (pər-tĭk'yə-lār'ĭ-tē, pə-tĭk'-)   
n.   pl. par·tic·u·lar·i·ties

  1. The quality or state of being particular rather than general.

  2. Exactitude of detail, especially in description: a travel account written with almost excruciating particularity.

  3. Attention to or concern with detail; fastidiousness: a scholar known for her particularity.

  4. A specific point or detail; a particular.

  5. An individual characteristic; a peculiarity.

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