Толковый словарь английского языка - particular

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English particuler, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin ~is, from Latin particula small part Date: 14th century of, relating to, or being a single person or thing , partial, of, relating to, or concerned with details , 4. distinctive among other examples or cases of the same general category ; notably unusual , being one unit or element among others , 5. denoting an individual member or subclass in logic, affirming or denying a predicate to a part of the subject, 6. concerned over or attentive to details ; meticulous , nice in taste ; fastidious, hard to please ; exacting, see: circumstantial II. noun Date: 15th century a separate part of a whole, 2. an individual fact, point, circumstance, or detail , a specific item or detail of information, 3. an individual or a specific subclass (as in logic) falling under some general concept or term, a ~ proposition in logic, see: item