| ADJECTIVE | all | specific | (sometimes followed by 'to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique |
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| all | specific | stated / stated explicitly or in detail | |
| pert | specific | relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species | |
| all | specific | being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition | |
| NOUN | cognition | specific, particular | a fact about some part (as opposed to general) |
| artifact | specific | a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease |
| Sounds | spahsih'fihk; spihsih'fihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | (sometimes followed by 'to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique. | |
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| Attribute of | generality | The quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability |
| Narrower | ad hoc | For or concerned with one specific purpose |
| circumstantial | fully detailed and specific about particulars | |
| limited, special | Having a specific function or scope | |
| particular, peculiar, special | Unique or specific to a person or thing or category / category | |
| particular | separate and distinct / distinct from others of the same group or category / category | |
| particularized, particularised | directed toward a specific object | |
| proper | Limited to the thing specified | |
| unique | (followed by 'to') applying exclusively to a given category / category or condition or locality | |
| See also | precise | sharply exact or accurate or delimited |
| specialized, specialised | Developed or designed for a special activity or function | |
| Opposite | general | applying to all or most members of a category / category or group |
| nonspecific | not caused by a specific agent | |
| Spanish | específico | |
| Catalan | específic | |
| Adverbs | specifically | in distinction from others |
| Meaning | stated / stated explicitly or in detail. | |
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| Example | "needed a specific amount" | |
| Broader | specified | clearly / clearly and explicitly stated |
| Spanish | específico | |
| Catalan | específic | |
| Nouns | specificity | the quality of being specific rather than general |
| Meaning | relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species. | |
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| Example | "specific characters" | |
| Spanish | específico | |
| Nouns | species | (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed |
| Meaning | Being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides. | |
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| Examples |
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| Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
| pathology | The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases | |
| Opposite | nonspecific | not caused by a specific agent |
| Spanish | específico | |
| Meaning | A fact about some part (as opposed to general). | |
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| Synonym | particular | |
| Broader | fact | A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred |
| Opposite | general | A fact about the whole (as opposed to particular) |
| Spanish | particular | |
| Catalan | particular | |
| Meaning | A medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease. | |
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| Example | "quinine is a specific for malaria" | |
| Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
| Spanish | específico | |
| Catalan | específic | |
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