transcription, транскрипция: [ spɪsɪfɪk ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
You use specific to refer to a particular fixed area, problem, or subject.
Massage may help to increase blood flow to specific areas of the body...
There are several specific problems to be dealt with...
...the specific needs of the individual.
= particular
ADJ : ADJ n
2.
If someone is specific , they give a description that is precise and exact. You can also use specific to describe their description.
These nerve centres generate rhythmic movements; or to be more specific, rhythmic stomach movements...
This report offered the most specific and accurate description of the problems.
= precise
≠ vague
ADJ
• speci‧fic‧ity
...the kind of extreme specificity normally associated only with computer programmes.
N-UNCOUNT
3.
Something that is specific to a particular thing is connected with that thing only.
Send your resume with a cover letter that is specific to that particular job.
= peculiar
ADJ : usu v-link ADJ to n
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Specific is also used after nouns.
Most studies of trade have been country-specific.
...a job-specific course.
COMB in ADJ