specific

Words with a similar base: specific

'specific'

[particular.n.01] as in: a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

Examples:
he always reasons from the particular to the general

'specific'

[specific.n.02] as in: a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease

Examples:
quinine is a specific for malaria

'specific'

[specific.a.01] as in: (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique

Examples:
rules with specific application
demands specific to the job
a specific and detailed account of the accident

'specific'

[specific.s.01] as in: stated explicitly or in detail

Examples:
needed a specific amount

'specific'

[specific.a.03] as in: relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species

Examples:
specific characters

'specific'

[specific.a.04] as in: being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides

Examples:
quinine is highly specific for malaria
a specific remedy
a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements

Origins

					specific (English)
└── specifique (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── specificus (Latin)

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