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adjective
1.
of or pertaining 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.
2.
immediately present or under consideration; in this specific instance or place: Look at this particular clause in the contract.
3.
distinguished or different from others or from the ordinary; noteworthy; marked; unusual: She sang with particular warmth at last evening's concert.
4.
exceptional or especial: Take particular pains with this job.
5.
EXPANDbeing such in an exceptional degree: a particular friend of mine.
6.
dealing with or giving details, as an account or description, of a person; detailed; minute.
7.
exceptionally selective, attentive, or exacting; fastidious; fussy: to be particular about one's food.
8.
Logic.
a.
not general; referring to an indefinite part of a whole class.
b.
(of a proposition) containing only existential quantifiers.
c.
partaking of the nature of an individual as opposed to a class.
9.
COLLAPSELaw.
a.
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.
b.
noting the tenant of such an estate.
noun
10.
an individual or distinct part, as an item of a list or enumeration.
11.
Usually, particulars. specific points, details, or circumstances: to give an investigator the particulars of a case.
12.
Logic. an individual or a specific group within a general class.
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Particulars
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
13.
in particular, particularly; specifically; especially: There is one book in particular that may help you.
Origin:
1350–1400; < Late Latin particulāris, equivalent to Latin particul(a) particle + -āris -ar1; replacing Middle English particuler < Middle French < Late Latin, as above
1350–1400; < Late Latin particulāris, equivalent to Latin particul(a) particle + -āris -ar1; replacing Middle English particuler < Middle French < Late Latin, as above
Related forms
o·ver·par·tic·u·lar, adjective
o·ver·par·tic·u·lar·ly, adverb
un·par·tic·u·lar, adjective
Synonyms
1. See special. 1, 2. specific. 2. distinct; discrete. 3. notable. 6. scrupulous, careful, exact, precise. 7. discriminating; finical, finicky. 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. 10. feature, particularity.
1. See special. 1, 2. specific. 2. distinct; discrete. 3. notable. 6. scrupulous, careful, exact, precise. 7. discriminating; finical, finicky. 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. 10. feature, particularity.
Antonyms
3. ordinary. 6. inexact. 7. undiscriminating.
3. ordinary. 6. inexact. 7. undiscriminating.
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