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Meaning of particular | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lə

Definitions

  1. Pertaining only to a part of something; partial
  2. A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
  3. Specific; discrete; concrete
  4. A person's own individual case.
    obsolete
  5. Particularly; especially: The children enjoyed the zoo; in particular, they liked the monkeys.
  6. Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing
  7. A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
    plural
  8. in particular, particularly; especially.
  9. Known only to an individual person or group; confidential
  10. more than usually. He was particularly pleased to see his brother. uitermate, veral خُصوصا، على وَجْه الخُصوص особено particularmente obzvlášť besonders specielt ιδιαίτεραespecialmente, en especial, en particular eriti بطور فوق العاده erityisen particulièrement בִּמיוּחָד विशेषत:, विशेष रूप से naručito, pogotovo különösen sangat sérstaklega particolarmente 特に 특별히 ypač, ypatingai sevišķi; īpaši terutamanya bijzonder særlig, spesieltszczególnie مخصوصاً particularmente mai ales особенно obzvlášť...
  11. Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions)
  12. facts or details. You must give them all the particulars about the accident. besonderhede خَصائِص подробности pormenores podrobnosti die näheren Umstände(pl.) enkeltheder λεπτομέρειες detalles, pormenores üksikasjad مشخصات؛ ویژگی ها yksityiskohdat détails לְהִיכַּנֵס לִפרָטִים विशिष्टता pojedinosti részletek perincian smáatriði dettagli 詳細 상세내용, 세부사항 detalė, smulkmena detalizēta informācija; sīkas ziņas butiran bijzonderheden (nærmere) opplysninger/detaljer dokładne dane, informacje ځانګړتياو...
  13. more than others. I liked this book in particular. veral بِصورَةٍ خاصَّه особено em particular obzvlášť ganz besonders især ειδικάen particular eriti بخصوص erityisesti en particulier בִּמיוּחָד विशेषरूप से konkretan különösen melebihi lainnya sérstaklega particolarmente, specialmente とりわけ 각별히 ypač, ypatingai sevišķi; īpaši terutamanya in het bijzondersærlig, spesielt, især w szczególności مخصوصاً em particular îndeosebi в особенности obzvlášť še posebej naročito i synnerhet, särskilt เป็นพิเศ...
  14. particular; -lyadv. particularmente.
  15. Of, belonging to, or associated with a specific person, group, thing, or category; not general or universal: She did not have a particular café in mind for their get-together.
  16. Distinctive among others of the same group, category, or nature; noteworthy or exceptional: an area known for its particular style of architecture.
  17. Of, relating to, or providing details; precise: gave a particular description of the incident.
  18. Logic Encompassing some but not all of the members of a class or group. Used of a proposition.
    Logic

Equivalents

العربية خاص معين
Беларуская асаблівы прыватны
বাংলা বিশেষ
Català especial minuciós particular propi
Esperanto aparta
Español particular
Français particulier
Galego propio
日本語 特別 特有 独特
Kurdî konkret konkret
മലയാളം ഒരിനം
Bahasa Melayu tertentu
తెలుగు ప్రత్యేక
Türkçe tikel

Examples

“I did not omit even our Sports and Paſtimes, or any other Particular which I thought might redound to the Honour of my Country.”
“Since philosophy could never find any way for tranquillity that might be generally good, let every man in his particular seeke for it.”
“temporal blessings, whether such as concern the public[…]or such as concern our particular”
“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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