particular
particular Lexical Profile
particular Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Used to single out an individual person, thing, or group as distinct from others of the same category.
"The professor recommended this particular textbook for the advanced seminar."
Especially great, intense, or worthy of special notice.
"Researchers paid particular attention to the long-term environmental effects of the policy."
Insisting that something should be done in an exact way, or demanding high standards and close attention to detail.
"The chef is very particular about the freshness of the herbs used in his kitchen."
• noun
An individual fact, point, or item of detailed information (usually used in the plural).
"The receptionist asked the new patient to fill out a form with their personal particulars."
An individual concrete entity or single instance, as distinguished from a universal class or abstract concept in philosophy and logic.
"In metaphysics, philosophers frequently debate the relationship between concrete particulars and abstract universals."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French 'particulier', which derives from Late Latin 'particularis' (concerning a small part), from Latin 'particula' (a small part or particle), the diminutive of 'pars' (a part).