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- (UK) IPA: /pəˈtɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /p@"tIk.j@.l@(r\)/
- (US) IPA: /pɜɹˈtɪkjəlɜɹ/, SAMPA: /p3r\"tIkj@l3r\/
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman particuler, Middle French particuler, particulier, and their source, Late Latin particularis (“partial; separate, individual”), from Latin particula (“(small) part”). Compare particle.
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Adjective
particular (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
- Specific; discrete; concrete.
- I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do.
- We knew it was named after John Smith, but nobody knows which particular John Smith.
- Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
- I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.
- (obsolete) Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, King Lear, V.1:
- or these domesticke and particular broiles, Are not the question heere.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, King Lear, V.1:
- Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
- My five favorite places are, in no particular order, New York, Chicago, Paris, San Fransisco and London.
- I didn't have any particular interest in the book.
- (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious.
- He is very particular about his food and if it isn't cooked to perfection he will send it back.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:fastidious
Antonyms
Derived terms
- antiparticularism
- antiparticularist
- in particular
- particular average
- particular Church
- particular integral
- particularism
- particularize
- particularly
- particularity
Related terms
- particulars (certain individuals - not used in singular)
External links
- particular in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Noun
particular (plural particulars)
- (philosophy) A particular thing.
- 1912 Bertrand Russel, The Problems of Philosophy, Chapter 9:
- When we examine common words, we find that, broadly speaking, proper names stand for particulars, while other substantives, adjectives, prepositions, and verbs stand for universals.
- 1912 Bertrand Russel, The Problems of Philosophy, Chapter 9:
Related terms
Portuguese
Adjective
particular m. and f. (plural particulares; comparable)
- private
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 400:
- Não devia estar num quarto particular?
- Shouldn't he be in a private room?
- Não devia estar num quarto particular?
- 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 400:
Inflection
Inflection of the Portuguese adjective particular| singular | plural | |||
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| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |
| positive | particular | particulares | ||
| comparative | mais particular | mais particulares | ||
| superlative | o mais particular particularíssimo | a mais particular particularíssima | os mais particulares particularíssimos | as mais particulares particularíssimas |
Spanish
Adjective
particular m. and f. (plural particulares)
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