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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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   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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   particular: [adjective] of, relating to, or being a single person or thing.

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   12 meanings: 1. of or belonging to a single or specific person, thing, category, etc; specific; special 2. exceptional or.... Click for more definitions.

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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.

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   Define particular. particular synonyms, particular pronunciation, particular translation, English dictionary definition of particular. adj. 1. Of, belonging to, or associated with a specific person, group, thing, or category; not general or universal: She did not have a particular café in...

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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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   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.

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   Find 149 different ways to say PARTICULAR, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

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    Synonyms for PARTICULAR: nice, careful, finicky, exacting, fastidious, demanding, finical, picky; Antonyms of PARTICULAR: undemanding, low-pressure, loose ...

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    Definition of particular in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of particular. What does particular mean? Information and translations of particular in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.