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  • 61particular — /pəˈtɪkjələ / (say puh tikyuhluh) adjective 1. relating to some one person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special, not general: one s particular interests. 2. being a definite one, individual, or single, or… …

  • 62particular — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. demanding, painstaking, meticulous; definite, specific; fussy, finicky, per[s]nickety, overnice; special, outstanding; personal; precise, exact. See taste, importance. n. fact, specification, datum …

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  • 63particular — 01. Is there any [particular] reason why you have decided to change universities? 02. He looks great on television, but in real life he is not [particularly] handsome. 03. Elaine is very [particular] about her coffee it has to be very strong and… …

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  • 64particular*/*/*/ — [pəˈtɪkjʊlə] adj I 1) used for emphasizing that you are talking about one specific person or thing and not anyone or anything else Syn: specific Are there any particular topics that you would like me to explain further?[/ex] 2) especially great… …

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  • 65particular — par•tic•u•lar [[t]pərˈtɪk yə lər, pəˈtɪk [/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to a single or specific person, thing, group, etc.; not general: one s particular interests[/ex] 2) considered separately from others; specific: a particular item on a list[/ex] 3) …

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  • 66particular — Relating to a part or portion of anything; separate; sole; single; individual; specific; local; comprising a part only; partial in extent; not universal. Opposed to general. State v. Patterson, 60 Idaho 67, 88 P.2d 493, 497. Of, or pertaining to …

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  • 67particular — adj. & n. adj. 1 relating to or considered as one thing or person as distinct from others; individual (in this particular instance). 2 more than is usual; special, noteworthy (took particular trouble). 3 scrupulously exact; fastidious. 4 detailed …

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  • 68Particular customs — Custom Cus tom (k[u^]s t[u^]m), n. [OF. custume, costume, Anglo Norman coustome, F. coutume, fr. (assumed) LL. consuetumen custom, habit, fr. L. consuetudo, dinis, fr. consuescere to accustom, verb inchoative fr. consuere to be accustomed; con +… …

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  • 69Particular — A particular thing. In philosophy, particulars are concrete entities existing in space and time as opposed to abstractions. There are, however, theories of abstract particulars or tropes. For example, Socrates is a particular (there s only one… …

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  • 70Particular theorem — Theorem The o*rem, n. [L. theorema, Gr. ? a sight, speculation, theory, theorem, fr. ? to look at, ? a spectator: cf. F. th[ e]or[ e]me. See {Theory}.] 1. That which is considered and established as a principle; hence, sometimes, a rule. [1913… …

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