particular

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particular
pəˈtɪkjʊlə Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class.
    E.g. the action seems to discriminate against a particular group of companies
  • especially great or intense.
    E.g. when handling or checking cash the cashier should exercise particular care
  • insisting that something should be correct or suitable in every detail; fastidious.
    E.g. she is very particular about cleanliness
noun
  • a detail.
    E.g. he is wrong in every particular
  • an individual item, as contrasted with a universal quality.
    E.g. universals can be simultaneously exemplified by different particulars in different places

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