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Word: Particular
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English: from Old French particuler, from Latin particularis ‘concerning a small part’, from particula ‘small part’
pəˈtɪkjʊlə
used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class
Short Definition:singling out individual member of group
Examples:- the action seems to discriminate against a particular group of companies
especially great or intense
Short Definition:especially great
Examples:- when handling or checking cash the cashier should exercise particular care
insisting that something should be correct or suitable in every detail; fastidious
Short Definition:fastidious
Examples:- she is very particular about cleanliness
Word: Particular
Speech Type: Noun
pəˈtɪkjʊlə
a detail
Short Definition:detail
Examples:- he is wrong in every particular
an individual item, as contrasted with a universal quality
Short Definition:individual item
Examples:- universals can be simultaneously exemplified by different particulars in different places
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