in particular
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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]
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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Words nearby in particular
inoxidizable, inpaint, in pais, in pari delicto, in part, in particular, in passing, inpatient, in perpetuity, in perpetuum, in person
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