particular meaning
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[pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ] [pəˈtɪkjələ] [pəˈtɪkjəlɚ] 
US WParticular
- In metaphysical philosophy, particulars are concrete entities existing in space and time as opposed to abstractions. There are, however, theories of abstract particulars or tropes.
- Sybil Wolfram writes
- Particulars include only individuals of a certain kind: as a first approximation individuals with a definite place in space and time, such as persons and material objects or events, or which must be identified through such individuals,
- Some terms are used by philosophers with a rough-and-ready idea of their meaning. This can occur if there is lack of agreement about the best definition of the term.
- NounPLparticularsPREpar-
- A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
- OBS A person's own individual case.
- (now philosophy, chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.).
- When we examine common words, we find that, broadly speaking, proper names stand for particulars, while other substantives, adjectives, prepositions, and verbs stand for universals.
- A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
- Adjective
- OBS Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
- Specific; discrete; concrete.
- I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do.
- We knew it was named after John Smith, but nobody knows which particular John Smith.
- Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
- I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.
- OBS Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
- Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
- My five favorite places are, in no particular order, New York, Chicago, Paris, San Francisco and London.
- I didn't have any particular interest in the book.
- He brought no particular news.
- She was the particular belle of the party.
- (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious.
- He is very particular about his food and if it isn't cooked to perfection he will send it back.
- Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
- a full and particular account of an accident
- (law) Containing a part only; limited.
- a particular estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder
- (law) Holding a particular estate.
- a particular tenant
- (logic) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.
- a particular proposition, opposed to "universal", e.g. (particular affirmative) "Some men are wise"; (particular negative) "Some men are not wise".
- OBS Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The lack of an association with particular strain lineages suggests that host factors predominate in the breakdown towards mycobacteremia.
- The differential diagnosis of blepharoptosis was made with particular attention to pseudoptosis associated with eyebrow ptosis and dermatochalasis.
- Rosenbaum does an admirable job of characterizing the philosophy behind the Usonian and its particular place in time.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- The overall plan is well understood, but we still have to work out the particulars.
- The last ten thousand years have witnessed a gracilization of the human cranium — and masticatory complex, in particular.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of particular in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Adjectives
Source: Wiktionary
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Grammatically, this word "particular" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.