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particularity

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas
US /pɚˌtɪk.jəˈler.ə.t̬i/ UK /pəˌtɪk.jəˈlær.ə.ti/
Freq #111566

Meanings

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  2. 2

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the quality of belonging to... specificityindividualitydistinctiveness
2 noun · a distinctive detail,... detailpeculiaritycharacteristic
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms overparticularity
Related forms particularparticularlyparticularismuniversal

Etymology

From Middle French particularité and Late Latin particularitas ("the quality of being particular"), from Latin particularis ("concerning a small part"). The family ultimately rests on particula ("small part"), the diminutive of pars ("part").

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