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   particular

   /pəˈtɪkjʊlə/

   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-particularover-fastidiousfinickyfaddishfinicaldaintyinformal:choosypickyfaddypernicketypersnicketyarchaic:niceOpposite carelesseasy-goinglaid-back

   noun

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

   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. 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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   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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPARTICULAR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PARTICULAR meaning: 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.

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

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   adj. 1. ( prenominal) of or belonging to a single or specific person, thing, category, etc; specific; special: the particular demands of the job; no particular reason. 2. ( prenominal) exceptional or marked: a matter of particular importance.

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

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

9. 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.

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

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    If you say that someone is particular, you mean that they choose things and do things very carefully, and are not easily satisfied.