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| 1. | [ adjective ] unique or specific to a person or thing or category | |
| Synonyms: | special peculiar | |
| Examples: | "the particular demands of the job" "has a paraticular preference for Chinese art" "an expression peculiar to Canadians" "rights peculiar to the rich" "my own special chair" |
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| Related terms: | specific | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] separate and distinct from others | |
| Examples: | "an exception in this particular case" |
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| Related terms: | individual | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] separate and distinct from others of the same group or category | |
| Examples: | "interested in one particular artist" "a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him" |
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| Related terms: | specific | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a fact about some part (as opposed to general) | |
| Synonyms: | specific | |
| Examples: | "he always reasons from the particular to the general" |
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| Related terms: | general general fact | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] surpassing what is common or usual or expected | |
| Synonyms: | special exceptional especial | |
| Examples: | "he paid especial attention to her" "exceptional kindness" "a matter of particular and unusual importance" "a special occasion" "a special reason to confide in her" "what's so special about 2000?" |
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| Related terms: | uncommon | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] first and most important | |
| Synonyms: | special | |
| Examples: | "his special interest is music" "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work" |
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| Related terms: | primary | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] exacting especially about details | |
| Synonyms: | finicky fussy finical | |
| Examples: | "a finicky eater" "fussy about clothes" "very particular about how her food was prepared" |
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| Related terms: | fastidious | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] providing specific details or circumstances | |
| Examples: | "a particular description of the room" |
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| Related terms: | careful | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a small part that can be considered separately from the whole | |
| Synonyms: | item detail | |
| Examples: | "it was perfect in all details" |
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| Related terms: | part highlight enumerate | |
| Similar spelling: |
particularly particularize particularity particularism particularise particulate Particia particoloured paretic participial particle particolored participle participatory |
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