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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Particular \Par*tic"u*lar\, a. [OE. particuler, F. particulier L. particularis. See {Particle}.] 1. Relating to a part or portion of anything concerning a part separated from the whole or from others of the class; separate; sole; single; individual; specific; as the particular stars of a constellation. --Shak. [/Make] each particular hair to stand an end Like quills upon the fretful porpentine. --Shak. Seken in every halk and every herne Particular sciences for to lerne. --Chaucer. 2. Of or pertaining to a single person, class, or thing belonging to one only; not general; not common; hence personal; peculiar; singular. ``Thine own particular wrongs.'' --Shak. Wheresoever one plant draweth such a particular juice out of the earth. --Bacon. 3. Separate or distinct by reason of superiority; distinguished; important; noteworthy; unusual; special; as he brought no particular news she was the particular belle of the party. 4. Concerned with or attentive to details; minute; circumstantial; precise; as a full and particular account of an accident; hence nice; fastidious; as a man particular in his dress. 5. (Law) a Containing a part only; limited; as a particular estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder. b Holding a particular estate; as a particular tenant. --Blackstone. 6. (Logic) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject; as a particular proposition; -- opposed to {universal}: e. g. (particular affirmative) Some men are wise; (particular negative) Some men are not wise. {Particular average}. See under {Average}. {Particular Baptist}, one of a branch of the Baptist denomination the members of which hold the doctrine of a particular or individual election and reprobation. {Particular lien} (Law), a lien, or a right to retain a thing for some charge or claim growing out of or connected with that particular thing {Particular redemption}, the doctrine that the purpose, act and provisions of redemption are restricted to a limited number of the human race. See {Calvinism}. Syn: Minute; individual; respective; appropriate; peculiar; especial; exact; specific; precise; critical; circumstantial. See {Minute}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Particular \Par*tic"u*lar\, n. 1. A separate or distinct member of a class, or part of a whole; an individual fact point, circumstance, detail, or item, which may be considered separately; as the particulars of a story. Particulars which it is not lawful for me to reveal. --Bacon. It is the greatest interest of particulars to advance the good of the community. --L'Estrange. 2. Special or personal peculiarity, trait, or character; individuality; interest, etc [Obs.] For his particular I'll receive him gladly. --Shak. If the particulars of each person be considered. --Milton. Temporal blessings, whether such as concern the public . . . or such as concern our particular. --Whole Duty of Man. 3. (Law) One of the details or items of grounds of claim; -- usually in the pl.; also a bill of particulars; a minute account; as a particular of premises. The reader has a particular of the books wherein this law was written. --Ayliffe. {Bill of particulars}. See under {Bill}. {In particular}, specially; peculiarly. ``This, in particular, happens to the lungs.'' --Blackmore. {To go into particulars}, to relate or describe in detail or minutely. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: particular adj 1: unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a paraticular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair" [syn: {particular(a)}, {peculiar(a)}, {special(a)}] 2: separate and distinct from others "an exception in this particular case" [syn: {particular(a)}] 3: separate and distinct from others of the same group or category; "interested in one particular artist"; "a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him" [syn: {particular(a)}] 4: surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?" [syn: {especial(a)}, {exceptional}, {particular(a)}, {special}] 5: first and most important; "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work" [syn: {special}] 6: exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" [syn: {finical}, {finicky}, {fussy}] 7: providing specific details or circumstances; "a particular description of the room" [syn: {particular(a)}] n 1: a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general" [syn: {specific}] [ant: {general}, {general}] 2: a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" [syn: {detail}, {item}]
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