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   particularly

   /pəˈtɪkjʊləli/

   adverb

   • 1. to a higher degree than is usual or average: "I don't particularly want to be reminded of that time" Similar especiallyspeciallyveryextremelyexceptionallysingularlypeculiarlydistinctlyunusuallyextraordinarilyextrauncommonlyuniquelyremarkablystrikinglyoutstandinglyamazinglyincrediblyawfullyterriblyreallynotablymarkedlydecidedlysurprisinglyconspicuouslypowerfulrightinformal:seriouslymajorlymuchojollydeadwellinformal, dated:devilishfrightfully
   • ▪ used to single out a subject to which a statement is especially applicable: "the team's defence is excellent, particularly their two centre backs"
   • 2. so as to give special emphasis to a point; specifically: "he particularly asked that I should help you" Similar specificallyexplicitlyexpresslyin particularespeciallyspecially

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