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Particular
/pəˈtɪkjələ/
A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
📖 Definitions of "Particular"
noun
- 1
A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
- 2
A person's own individual case.
- 3
(chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
adjective
- 1
Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
- 2
Specific; discrete; concrete.
"I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do."
- 3
Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
"I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism."
- 4
Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
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