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specific (spɪˈsɪfɪk)

—*adj*
1.	explicit, particular, or definite: please be more specific
2.	relating to a specified or particular thing: a specific treatment for arthritis
3.	of or relating to a biological species: specific differences
4.	(of a disease) caused by a particular pathogenic agent
5.	physics
	a. characteristic of a property of a particular substance, esp in relation to the same property of a standard reference substance: specific gravity
	b. characteristic of a property of a particular substance per unit mass, length, area, volume, etc: specific heat
	c. (of an extensive physical quantity) divided by mass: specific heat capacity; specific volume
6.	commerce Also (rare): specifical denoting a tariff levied at a fixed sum per unit of weight, quantity, volume, etc, irrespective of value

—n
7.	(sometimes plural) a designated quality, thing, etc
8.	med any drug used to treat a particular disease

[C17: from Medieval Latin specificus, from Latin species]

spe'cifically

—*adv*

specificity

—n

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