particular
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- specific, distinct, exact, peculiar, precise, special
- special, especial, exceptional, marked, notable, noteworthy, remarkable, singular, uncommon, unusual
- fussy, choosy (informal), demanding, fastidious, finicky, pernickety (informal), picky (informal)
[noun]
Synonyms:
- usually plural: detail, circumstance, fact, feature, item, specification
- in particular: especially, distinctly, exactly, particularly, specifically

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Antonyms: general, universal
Contrasted words: entirety
Related Words: careful, meticulous, punctilious, scrupulous, appropriate, distinct, singular, speciality, specific

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I. par‧tic‧u‧lar¹ S1 W1 /pəˈtɪkjələ, pəˈtɪkjʊlə $ pərˈtɪkjələr/ adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Late Latin particularis, from Latin particula; ⇒ particle]

1. [only before noun] a particular thing or person is the one that you are talking about, and not any other ⇒ certain, specific:
In this particular case, no one else was involved.
Most students choose one particular area for research.
a particular type of food

2. special or great:
You should pay particular attention to spelling.
For no particular reason, he quit the job.
of particular interest/concern/importance etc
Of particular concern is the rising cost of transportation.
anything/nothing/something particular
I had nothing particular planned.

3. very careful about choosing exactly what you like and not easily satisfied Synonym : fussy
particular about
Marty’s very particular about his food.

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II. particular² noun

1. in particular especially:
It was a good concert – I enjoyed the last song in particular.
anything/anyone/anywhere in particular
Was there anything in particular that you wanted to talk about?
nothing/no one/nowhere in particular
‘What did you want?’ ‘Oh, nothing in particular.’

2. particulars [plural] the facts and details about a job, property, legal case etc
particulars of
You may be required to give particulars of the change in your financial position.
For further particulars, contact the College secretary.
Send your particulars (=details such as your name, address, profession etc) to the address above.

3. in every particular/in all particulars formal in every detail:
The documents were identical in almost every particular.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

particular
pəˈtɪkjulə
See: in particular

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