particular

  1. Adjective.  (obsolete) Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
  2. Adjective.  Specific; discrete; concrete.
  3. Adjective.  Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
  4. Adjective.  (obsolete) Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
  5. Adjective.  Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
  6. Adjective.  (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious.
  7. Noun.  (philosophy) A particular thing.

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