particular
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- noun
- /pərˈtɪkjələr/
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detalle
- I'll describe the job, and then if you're interested, we'll discuss particulars.
- give particulars
- minute particulars
- particulars of history
I do want or, or have in mind a particular, a single eye.
- I do want or, or have in mind a particular, a single eye.
Examples
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Of course I had; all good teaching grapples with the particulars of the text.
Academic text (2011) -
Both students were having trouble moving from their opening statements into the particulars of the assignment.
Academic text (1999) -
So for that, we'll do a particular example.
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Being is not any particular thing or kind of being.
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Now she can explain that particular title as we get started.
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So this is a good place to end this particular discussion.
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Your correspondence made mention of some particulars you wish to discuss in person.
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At last she said only, "I am not unfamiliar with the particulars of the case."
Fiction book (1993) -
The teacher provided a particular example to clarify the concept for her students.
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Could you give me a particular detail from your report that highlights the main argument?
Synonyms
A clear detail about something that gives exact information
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A Baptist who believes God decides who will be saved and that Christ died for some people
- Specialized
A statement that says something about only some members of a group
How Specific
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word particular comes from the Latin particula, literally a little part meaning 'small part'. That helps you remember the noun use: a particular is a single fact or detail, a small part of a whole.