particular
Cross references:
1. circumstantial 2. nice 3. single
4. special 5. item
1. par.tic.u.lar \p*(r)-'tik-y*-l*r\ aj [ME particuler, fr. MF, fr. LL
particularis, fr. L particula]small part 1: of or relating to a single
person or thing obs 2: PARTIAL 3: of or relating to details : MINUTE 4:
distinctive among others : SPECIAL 5a: being a particular in logic 5b:
affirming or denying a predicate to a part of the subject - used of a
proposition in logic {"some men are wise" is a ~ affirmative} 6a: attentive
to details : EXACT 6b: nice in taste : FASTIDIOUS 6c: hard to please :
EXACTING
2. particular n archaic 1: a separate part of a whole 2a: an individual
fact or detail 2b: a specific item or detail of information or news {bill
of ~s } 3a: an individual or a specific subclass in logic falling under
some genera l concept or term 3b: a particular proposition in logic