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particular

/pəˈtɪkjələ/

noun

A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
A person's own individual case.
(chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)

adjective

Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
Specific; discrete; concrete.
"I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do."
Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
"I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism."
Similar: optimized, specialistic

Antonymsgeneral

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