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(satellite adjective) providing specific details or circumstances; "a particular description of the room" |
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(satellite adjective) separate and distinct from others; "an exception in this particular case" |
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(satellite adjective) unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a paraticular 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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Synonyms: peculiar, special |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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(satellite adjective) first and most important; "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work" |
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Synonyms: special |
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(noun) a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general" |
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Synonyms: specific |
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Related Words: fact |
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Antonyms: general |
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(noun) a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" |
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Synonyms: detail, item |
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Related Words: component, component part, high spot, highlight, part, portion |
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(satellite adjective) surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "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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Synonyms: especial, exceptional, special |
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(satellite adjective) exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" |
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Synonyms: finical, finicky, fussy |
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