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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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   Definitions of particular. adjective. unique or specific to a person or thing or category. “the particular demands of the job” “has a particular preference for Chinese art” synonyms: peculiar, special. specific. (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique. adjective.

3. 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.

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

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   1 day ago · (pəʳtɪkjʊləʳ ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use particular to emphasize that you are talking about one thing or one kind of thing rather than other similar ones. [emphasis] I remembered a particular story about a postman who was a murderer. I have to know exactly why it is I'm doing a particular job.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishparticular noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   particular. [usually plural] a fact or detail, especially one that is officially written down. The police officer took down all the particulars of the burglary. The nurse asked me for my particulars (= personal details such as your name, address, etc.).

8. 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.