Particular - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pərˈtɪkjələr|  American pronunciation of the word particular
Brit.  |pəˈtɪkjʊlə|  British pronunciation of the word particular

noun

- a fact about some part (as opposed to general) (syn: specific)
he always reasons from the particular to the general
- a small part that can be considered separately from the whole (syn: detail, item)
- (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class

adjective

- unique or specific to a person or thing or category (syn: peculiar, special)
the particular demands of the job
has a particular preference for Chinese art
- separate and distinct from others of the same group or category
interested in one particular artist
a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected (syn: especial, exceptional, special)
a matter of particular and unusual importance
- first and most important (syn: special)
she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work
- exacting especially about details (syn: finical, finicky, fussy, picky)
very particular about how her food was prepared
- providing specific details or circumstances
a particular description of the room

Extra examples

The computer program will be of particular interest to teachers.

Pay particular attention to the poet's choice of words.

Our teacher is very particular when it comes to punctuation.

They wanted to know the facts down to every particular.

...requested a bill of particulars for the care he received in the hospital...

I am thus particular in the relation of every incident.

He was rather particular what he ate and drank.

They are my old particulars.

In this particular case, no one else was involved.

Most students choose one particular area for research.

You should pay particular attention to spelling.

For no particular reason, he quit the job.

Of particular concern is the rising cost of transportation.

I had nothing particular planned.

Marty's very particular about his food.

Word forms

noun
singular: particular
plural: particulars
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