PARTICULAR


Meaning of PARTICULAR in English

I. pə(r)-ˈti-kyə-lər, -k(ə-)lər adjective

Etymology: Middle English particuler, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin particularis, from Latin particula small part

Date: 14th century

1. : of, relating to, or being a single person or thing

the particular person I had in mind

2. obsolete : partial

3. : of, relating to, or concerned with details

gave us a very particular account of the trip

4.

a. : distinctive among other examples or cases of the same general category : notably unusual

suffered from measles of particular severity

b. : being one unit or element among others

particular incidents in a story

5.

a. : denoting an individual member or subclass in logic

b. : affirming or denying a predicate to a part of the subject — used of a proposition in logic

“some men are wise” is a particular affirmative

6.

a. : concerned over or attentive to details : meticulous

a very particular gardener

b. : nice in taste : fastidious

c. : hard to please : exacting

Synonyms: see circumstantial , special

II. noun

Date: 15th century

1. archaic : a separate part of a whole

2.

a. : an individual fact, point, circumstance, or detail

a hero in every particular — Ron Fimrite

b. : a specific item or detail of information — usually used in plural

wanted to know all the particular s of the incident

bill of particular s

3.

a. : an individual or a specific subclass (as in logic) falling under some general concept or term

b. : a particular proposition in logic

Synonyms: see item

- in particular

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.