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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
pertaining explicitly to a particular thing or person; particular; definite.
It was just an example; I wasn't referring to any specific incident.The word "test" has a specific meaning in the area of statistics.I asked you to come here for a specific reason.Did you have a specific person in mind when you bought this gift?- synonyms:
- definite, particular
- antonyms:
- generic, nonspecific, unspecific
- similar words:
- certain, concrete, explicit, fixed, indicative, individual, peculiar, precise, specified, unequivocal
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| definition 2: |
exact and precise; particular.
The specific dates of the workshop will be announced next week.Her instructions were quite specific, so don't make any substitutions.- synonyms:
- certain, definite, exact, particular, precise
- antonyms:
- general, nonspecific, unspecific, vague
- similar words:
- clear-cut, definitive, distinct, explicit, fixed, set, specified
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| definition 3: |
unique or peculiar to something.
a texture specific to this fabric- synonyms:
- distinct, particular, peculiar, unique
- similar words:
- categorical, characteristic, discrete, distinctive, endemic, especial, individual, inherent, innate, intrinsic, proper, separate, single, singular, special, typical
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| definition 4: |
in biology, of or relating to a particular species.
- similar words:
- categorical, special
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| related words: |
definite, exact, precise, select, single, very |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a piece of information or a characteristic that is well-defined and precisely connected with a particular thing or person; detail; particular.
We can't make a decision until we know all the specifics about what happened.- synonyms:
- detail, particular
- antonyms:
- generality
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| definition 2: |
a medical remedy that is aimed at a specific disease or condition.
Penicillin is generally used as a specific for this infection.- synonyms:
- remedy
- similar words:
- antidote
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| related words: |
detail |
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| derivations: |
specifically (adv.), specificity (n.) |
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