SPECIFIC

SPE ·CI ·FIC 3 syllables

A2 · Elementary 📏 8 letters 🎲 Scrabble 17 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
  2. a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease

💬 Examples

  • "he always reasons from the particular to the general"
  • "quinine is a specific for malaria"

🔗 Similar words

particular
adjective
  1. (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
  2. stated explicitly or in detail
  3. relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
  4. being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition

💬 Examples

  • "rules with specific application"
  • "demands specific to the job"
  • "needed a specific amount"
  • "specific characters"
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