spe·cif·ic
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Audio Help [spi-sif-ik] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose. |
| 2. | specified, precise, or particular: a specific sum of money. |
| 3. | peculiar or proper to somebody or something, as qualities, characteristics, effects, etc.: His specific problems got him into trouble. |
| 4. | of a special or particular kind. |
| 5. | concerned specifically with the item or subject named (used in combination): The Secretary addressed himself to crop-specific problems. |
| 6. | Biology. of or pertaining to a species: specific characters. |
| 7. | Medicine/Medical.
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| 8. | Immunology. (of an antibody or antigen) having a particular effect on only one antibody or antigen or affecting it in only one way. |
| 9. | Commerce. noting customs or duties levied in fixed amounts per unit, as number, weight, or volume. |
| 10. | Physics.
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| 11. | something specific, as a statement, quality, detail, etc. |
| 12. | Medicine/Medical. a specific remedy: There is no specific for the common cold. |
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adj.
n.
[Late Latin specificus : Latin speciēs, kind, species; see species + Latin -ficus, -fic.] spe·cif'i·cal·ly adv., spec'i·fic'i·ty (spěs'ə-fĭs'ĭ-tē) n. |
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| in distinction from others; "a program specifically for teenagers"; "he is interested specifically in poisonous snakes" [ant: generally] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
speˈcifically adverb
Example: I specifically told you not to do that; This dictionary is intended specifically for learners of English.
See also: specific, specify
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Specifically
Spe*cif"ic*al*ly\, adv. In a specific manner.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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