transcription, транскрипция: [ pə(r)-ˈti-k(yə-)lə-ˌri-zəm also ]
pär- noun
Date: 1824
1. : exclusive or special devotion to a particular interest
2. : a political theory that each political group has a right to promote its own interests and especially independence without regard to the interests of larger groups
3. : a tendency to explain complex social phenomena in terms of a single causative factor
• par·tic·u·lar·ist -rist noun or adjective
• par·tic·u·lar·is·tic -ˌti-k(yə-)lə-ˈris-tik adjective