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Grep of noun specific prostate specific antigen specific specific gravity specific heat specific performance specification specificity Overview of noun specific The noun specific has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. particular, specific -- (a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general") 2. specific -- (a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria") Overview of adj specific The adj specific has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (41) specific -- ((sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident") 2. (5) specific -- (stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount") 3. (1) specific -- (relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species; "specific characters") 4. specific -- ((med and pathology) being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides; "quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements) Antonyms of adj specific 3 of 4 senses of specific Sense 1 specific (vs. general) (vs. nonspecific) general (vs. specific) => as a whole(predicate), at large(predicate), in general(predicate) => at-large(predicate) => broad, unspecific => generalized, generalised => general-purpose, all-purpose => generic => gross => mass, large-scale => miscellaneous => overall => pandemic => pervading, pervasive => widespread => plain, popular nonspecific (vs. specific) (vs. specific) Sense 2 specific INDIRECT (VIA specified) -> unspecified Sense 4 specific (vs. nonspecific) nonspecific (vs. specific) (vs. specific) Similarity of adj specific 4 senses of specific Sense 1 specific (vs. general) (vs. nonspecific) => ad hoc => circumstantial => limited, special => particular(postnominal), peculiar(postnominal), special(postnominal) => particular(postnominal) => particularized, particularised => proper(predicate) => unique(prenominal) Also See-> precise#1; specialized#1, specialised#1 Sense 2 specific => specified (vs. unspecified) Sense 3 specific Pertains to noun species (Sense 1) =>species => taxonomic group taxon Sense 4 specific (vs. nonspecific) Attributes of adj specific 1 of 4 senses of specific Sense 1 specific (vs. general) (vs. nonspecific) => generality Familiarity of adj specific specific used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj specific conspecific interspecific intraspecific nonspecific specific unspecific Overview of noun specific The noun specific has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. particular, specific -- (a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general") 2. specific -- (a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria") Overview of adj specific The adj specific has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (41) specific -- ((sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident") 2. (5) specific -- (stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount") 3. (1) specific -- (relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species; "specific characters") 4. specific -- ((med and pathology) being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides; "quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements)
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