particular


Definition: Meaning of, particular in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pəˈtɪkjʊlə /

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  1. [only before noun] a particular thing or person is the one that you are talking about, and not any other [↪  certain, specific]
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  2. special or great
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  3. very careful about choosing exactly what you like and not easily satisfied [=  fussy]
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particular particulars
  1. in particular especially
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  2. particulars [plural] the facts and details about a job, property, legal case etc
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  3. in every particular/in all particulars formal in every detail
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particular used in phrases

  • Particular Baptist (noun)
    1. group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination
  • in particular (adverb)
    1. specifically or especially distinguished from others
  • particular date (noun)
    1. a particular but unspecified point in time
  • particular proposition (noun)
    1. but not all logic a proposition that asserts something about some members of a class
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