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Adjective particular has 7 senses
  1. particular, peculiar, special - unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a paraticular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"
    Antonym: general (indirect, via specific)
    Antonym: nonspecific (indirect, via specific)
  2. particular - separate and distinct from others; "an exception in this particular case"
    Antonym:
    common (indirect, via individual)
  3. particular - separate and distinct from others of the same group or category; "interested in one particular artist"; "a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him"
    Antonym:
    general (indirect, via specific)
    Antonym: nonspecific (indirect, via specific)
  4. especial, exceptional, particular, special - surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?"
    Antonym: common (indirect, via uncommon)
  5. particular, special - first and most important; "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work"
    Antonym: secondary (indirect, via primary)
  6. finical, finicky, fussy, particular - exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
    Antonym: unfastidious (indirect, via fastidious)
  7. particular - providing specific details or circumstances; "a particular description of the room"
    Antonym:
    careless (indirect, via careful)
Noun particular has 2 senses
  1. particular, specific - a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general"
    --1 is a kind of fact
    Antonyms: general
  2. detail, particular, item - a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details"
    --2 is a kind of part, portion, component part, component
    --2 has particulars: highlight, high spot
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