pəˈtɪkjulə adj. & n. --adj. 1 relating to or considered as
one thing or
person as
distinct from others;
individual (in
this particular instance). 2
more than is
usual;
special,
noteworthy (took particular trouble). 3 scrupulously
exact;
fastidious. 4 detailed (a full
and particular account). 5
Logic (of a proposition) in
which something is asserted of
some but
not all of a
class (opp. UNIVERSAL). --n. 1 a
detail; an
item. 2 (in pl.) points of
information; a detailed
account. øin particular
especially, specifically. [ME f. OF particuler f. L particularis (as PARTICLE)]