particular
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[edit] English
| Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg. | ||||||
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| walked | office | government | #594: particular | charge | church | paper |
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /pɜrˈtɪkjəlɜr/ (US)
- SAMPA: /p3r"tIkj@l3r/ (US)
- Audio (US)help, file
[edit] Etymology
From Old French particuler, from Latin particularis. See particle.
[edit] Adjective
particular (not comparable)
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Positive |
Superlative |
- specific; discrete; a part or portion of something.
- Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious.
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:fastidious
[edit] Antonyms
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Related terms
- particulars (certain individuals - not used in singular)
[edit] Translations
specific; discrete; a part or portion of something
concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious
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[edit] External links
“particular” in Webster’s New International Dictionary of the English Language, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
particular m. and f. (plural particulares)
