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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Particularly \Par*tic"u*lar*ly\, adv 1. In a particular manner; expressly; with a specific reference or interest; in particular; distinctly. 2. In an especial manner; in a high degree; as a particularly fortunate man; a particularly bad failure. The exact propriety of Virgil I particularly regarded as a great part of his character. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: particularly adv 1: to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger" [syn: {peculiarly}, {especially}, {specially}] 2: specifically or especially distinguished from others "loves Bach, particularly his partitas"; "recommended one book in particular"; "trace major population movements for the Pueblo groups in particular" [syn: {in particular}] 3: uniquely or characteristically; "these peculiarly cinematic elements"; "a peculiarly French phenomenon"; "everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him"- John Knowles [syn: {peculiarly}]
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