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particular — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • particular adj Specific; referring to one particular thing rather than things in general.
  • peculiar adj Strange or odd; unusual in a way that draws attention.
  • private adj Belonging to a particular person or group, rather than the public or the state.
  • privy adj Having private or secret knowledge of something, especially information not shared with everyone.
  • proprietary adj Owned exclusively by a company or individual, often protected by patent, trademark, or trade secret.
  • single adj Being just one, on its own, without anything else alongside it.

Senses

particular is used for these senses in English:

  • particular Specific; discrete; concrete.
  • particular Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
  • peculiar Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
  • private Protected from view or disturbance by others; secluded; not publicly accessible.
  • privy (now, _, chiefly, _, historical) Private, exclusive; not public; one's own. [from early 13th c.]
  • proprietary Privately owned.
  • single Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
  • single Designed for the use of only one.

particular — full definition

  1. adj Specific; referring to one particular thing rather than things in general.
  2. adj Especially notable or great.
  3. adj Fussy or hard to please, wanting things done exactly a certain way.

peculiar — full definition

  1. adj Strange or odd; unusual in a way that draws attention.
  2. adj Belonging distinctly to a particular person, place, or thing; specific to it.

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