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English to English adjective
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Relating to a part or portion of anything; concerning a part separated from the whole or from others of the class; separate; sole; single; individual; specific; as, the particular stars of a constellation. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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unique or specific to a person or thing or category | | Example: the particular demands of the job
has a particular preference for Chinese art
a peculiar bond of sympathy between them
an expression peculiar to Canadians
rights peculiar to the rich
the special features of a computer
my own special chair
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separate and distinct from others of the same group or category | | Example: interested in one particular artist
a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him
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surpassing what is common or usual or expected | | Example: he paid especial attention to her
exceptional kindness
a matter of particular and unusual importance
a special occasion
a special reason to confide in her
what's so special about the year 2000?
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first and most important | | Example: his special interest is music
she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work
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exacting especially about details | | Example: a finicky eater
fussy about clothes
very particular about how her food was prepared
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providing specific details or circumstances | | Example: a particular description of the room
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a fact about some part (as opposed to general) | | Example: he always reasons from the particular to the general
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a small part that can be considered separately from the whole | | Example: it was perfect in all details
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(logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class | | source: wordnet30
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A separate or distinct member of a class, or part of a whole; an individual fact, point, circumstance, detail, or item, which may be considered separately; as, the particulars of a story. | | source: webster1913
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