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- pronunciation:
- sp
sI
fihk
- 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 |
adverb + (adj.)specific
culturally, historically
(adj.)specific
+ noun
allegation,
application,
area,
aspect,
assignment,
behavior,
category,
characteristic,
circumstance,
component,
content,
context,
criteria,
detail,
dimension,
disability,
domain,
example,
feedback,
function,
gene,
goal,
guideline,
hypothesis,
incident,
individual,
information,
instance,
instruction,
intervention,
item,
knowledge,
learning,
location,
meaning,
mechanism,
need,
objective,
outcome,
procedure,
proposal,
provision,
purpose,
recommendation,
reference,
request,
requirement,
skill,
strategy,
suggestion,
target,
task,
technique,
topic,
trait,
type
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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 |
adjective + (n.)specific
short, situational, sporting, vague
verb + (n.)specific
comment, decline, depend, disclose, discuss, give, lack, offer, press, talk
(n.)specific
+ verb
relate, vary
noun + (n.)specific
generality, lack
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| derivations: |
specifically (adv.), specificity (n.) |
The word specific
contains the following part:
spect, spec, spic, spectro
Latin
root
that means to see, look, watch
  Example words:
aspect, auspicious, circumspect, conspectus, conspicuous, despicable, despise, expectation, inauspicious, inconspicuous, inspect, inspector, introspect, introspective, irrespective, perspective, perspicacious, perspicuous, prospect, prospective, prospectus, respect, respective, retrospect, retrospective, special, species, specific, specify, specimen, specious, spectacle, spectacular, spectator, specter, spectrograph, spectrometer, spectroscope, spectrum, speculate, speculum, suspect, suspicious
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