Added 1 October 2026
particular
/pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/ adjective
In Latin: speciālis Wiktionary
adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about particular at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
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Specific; discrete; concrete.
I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do.
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Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.
noun
- A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- A person's own individual case.
- A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
Origin
From Middle English particuler, from Anglo-Norman particuler, Middle French particuler, particulier, from Late Latin particularis (“partial; separate, individual”), from Latin particula (“(small) part”). Equivalent to particle + -ar. Compare particle.
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