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'particular' - used as an adjective
Synonyms for 'particular'
1. unique or specific to a person or thing or category
the particular demands of the job
has a particular preference for Chinese art
2. 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
3. surpassing what is common or usual or expected
a matter of particular and unusual importance
4. first and most important
she gets particular satisfaction from her volunteer work
5. exacting especially about details
very particular about how her food was prepared
6. providing specific details or circumstances
a particular description of the room

'particular' - used as a noun
7. a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
he always reasons from the particular to the general
8. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
9. (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
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  • general
  • universal
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