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   Par·tic·u·lar

   /pə(r)ˈtikyələr/

   

   adjective

   • 1. used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class: "the action seems to discriminate against a particular group of companies" Similar specificcertaindistinctseparateisolatedsingleindividualpeculiardiscretedefiniteexpresspreciseOpposite general
   • ▪ denoting a proposition in which something is asserted of some but not all of a class.
   • 2. especially great or intense: "when handling or checking cash the cashier should exercise particular care" Similar specialextra specialespecialexceptionalunusualmarkedsingularuncommonnotablenoteworthyremarkableoutstandinguniqueformal:peculiarOpposite ordinary
   • 3. insisting that something should be correct or suitable in every detail; fastidious: "she is very particular about cleanliness" Similar fussyfastidiousmeticulouspunctiliousdiscriminatingselectivepainstakingexactingdemandingcriticalover-particularoverfastidiousfinickyfaddishfinicaldaintyinformal:choosypickyfaddypernicketypersnicketyarchaic:niceOpposite carelesseasygoinglaid-back

   noun

   • 1. an individual item, as contrasted with a universal quality.
   • 2. a detail: "he is wrong in every particular"
   • ▪ detailed information about someone or something: "a clerk took the woman's particulars"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French particuler, from Latin particularis ‘concerning a small part’, from particula ‘small part’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › particularParticular Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PARTICULAR is of, relating to, or being a single person or thing. How to use particular in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Particular.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARTICULAR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PARTICULAR definition: 1. special, or this and not any other: 2. especially: 3. not easily satisfied and demanding that…. Learn more.

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   Particular definition: of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general. See examples of PARTICULAR used in a sentence.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionparticular adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   belonging to one individual person, place or thing and not others. Definition of particular adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › particularParticular - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   As an adjective, particular describes something specific, such as when you prefer one particular type of cereal over another. The noun form means specific points or details, as in the particulars of a police investigation.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPARTICULAR | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   PARTICULAR definition: 1. used to talk about one thing or person and not others: 2. special: 3. choosing things…. Learn more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPARTICULAR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 days ago · You use particular to emphasize that you are talking about one thing or one kind of thing rather than other similar ones.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishparticular adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of particular adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › particularParticular - definition of particular by The Free Dictionary

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    n. 1. An individual item, fact, or detail: The two schools are similar in every particular. The police refused to divulge the particulars of the case. 2. Logic A particular proposition. Idiom: in particular. Particularly; especially: The children enjoyed the zoo; in particular, they liked the monkeys.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › particularParticular Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    PARTICULAR meaning: 1 : used to indicate that one specific person or thing is being referred to and no others; 2 : special or more than usual