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particular

[ per-tik-yuh-ler, puh-tik- ]
/ pərˈtɪk yə lər, pəˈtɪk- /
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adjective

noun

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RELATED WORDS

especially, exceptionally, notably, principally, unusually, specially, surprisingly, exclusively, specifically, chiefly, peculiarly, decidedly, distinctly, expressly, individually, markedly, singularly, uncommonly, explicitly, outstandingly

Nearby words

particle board, particle physics, particle separation, particle velocity, particles, elementary, particular, particular affirmative, particular average, particular negative, particular solution, particularism

Idioms

    in particular, particularly; specifically; especially: There is one book in particular that may help you.

Origin of particular

1350–1400; < Late Latin particulāris, equivalent to Latin particul(a) particle + -āris -ar1; replacing Middle English particuler < Middle French < Late Latin, as above
Related formso·ver·par·tic·u·lar, adjectiveo·ver·par·tic·u·lar·ly, adverbun·par·tic·u·lar, adjective

Synonym study

1. See special. 7. Particular, dainty, fastidious imply great care, discrimination, and taste in choices, in details about one's person, etc. Particular implies especially care and attention to details: particular about one's clothes. Dainty implies delicate taste and exquisite cleanliness: a dainty dress. Fastidious implies being difficult to please and critical of small or minor points: a fastidious taste in styles.
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British Dictionary definitions for in particular

particular

/ (pəˈtɪkjʊlə) /

adjective

noun

Word Origin for particular

C14: from Old French particuler, from Late Latin particulāris concerning a part, from Latin particula particle v
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with in particular (1 of 2)

in particular

Especially; also, separately, individually, in detail. For example, The chancellor talked about the curriculum, the core courses in particular, or The orchestra was outstanding, the strings in particular. [c. 1500]

Idioms and Phrases with in particular (2 of 2)

particular

see in particular.

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