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1. (noun) particular, specific
a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
"he always reasons from the particular to the general"
2. (adj) specific
a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
"quinine is a specific for malaria"
3. (adj) 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"
4. (adj) specific
stated explicitly or in detail
"needed a specific amount"
5. (adj) specific
relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
"specific characters"
6. (adj) specific
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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