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particular

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4 syllables
10 characters
English (US)
4syllables

particular

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particular is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, particular is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofparticular

1noun
  • A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
  • A person's own individual case.
  • (chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
1adjective
  • Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
  • Specific; discrete; concrete.

    Example: "I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do."

  • Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.

    Synonyms: optimized, specialistic

    Example: "I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism."

  • Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
  • Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).

    Example: "He brought no particular news."

  • Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious.

    Example: "He is very particular about his food and if it isn't cooked to perfection he will send it back."

  • Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.

    Example: "a full and particular account of an accident"

  • Containing a part only; limited.

    Example: "a particular estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder"

  • Holding a particular estate.

    Example: "a particular tenant"

  • Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.

    Example: "a particular proposition, opposed to "universal", e.g. (particular affirmative) "Some men are wise"; (particular negative) "Some men are not wise"."

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