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specific

[ spi-sif-ik ]

adjective

  1. having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite:

    to state one's specific purpose.

  2. specified, precise, or particular:

    a specific sum of money.

    Antonyms:

  3. peculiar or proper to somebody or something, as qualities, characteristics, effects, etc.:

    His specific problems got him into trouble.

  4. of a special or particular kind.
  5. concerned specifically with the item or subject named (used in combination):

    The Secretary addressed himself to crop-specific problems.

  6. Biology. of or relating to a species:

    specific characters.

  7. Medicine/Medical.
    1. (of a disease) produced by a special cause or infection.
    2. (of a remedy) having special effect in the prevention or cure of a certain disease.
  8. Immunology. (of an antibody or antigen) having a particular effect on only one antibody or antigen or affecting it in only one way.
  9. Commerce. noting customs or duties levied in fixed amounts per unit, as number, weight, or volume.
  10. Physics.
    1. designating a physical constant that, for a particular substance, is expressed as the ratio of the quantity in the substance to the quantity in an equal volume of a standard substance, as water or air.
    2. designating a physical constant that expresses a property or effect as a quantity per unit length, area, volume, or mass.


noun

  1. something specific, as a statement, quality, detail, etc.
  2. Medicine/Medical. a specific remedy:

    There is no specific for the common cold.

specific

/ sp瑟藞s瑟f瑟k; 藢sp蓻s瑟藞f瑟s瑟t瑟 /

adjective

  1. explicit, particular, or definite

    please be more specific

  2. relating to a specified or particular thing

    a specific treatment for arthritis

  3. of or relating to a biological species

    specific differences

  4. (of a disease) caused by a particular pathogenic agent
  5. physics
    1. characteristic of a property of a particular substance, esp in relation to the same property of a standard reference substance

      specific gravity

    2. characteristic of a property of a particular substance per unit mass, length, area, volume, etc

      specific heat

    3. (of an extensive physical quantity) divided by mass

      specific volume

      specific heat capacity

  6. Also (rare)specifical commerce denoting a tariff levied at a fixed sum per unit of weight, quantity, volume, etc, irrespective of value
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. sometimes plural a designated quality, thing, etc
  2. med any drug used to treat a particular disease
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 蝉辫别藞肠颈蹿颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
  • specificity, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉辫别路肠颈蹿顎僫路肠补濒路濒测 adverb
  • non顎叢醣璞鹇烦贝陬僫路肠补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 辫谤别顎却辫别路肠颈蹿顎僫肠 adjective
  • pre顎叢醣璞鹇烦贝陬僫路肠补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 耻苍顎却辫别路肠颈蹿顎僫肠 adjective
  • un顎叢醣璞鹇烦贝陬僫路肠补濒路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of specific1

First recorded in 1625鈥35; from Medieval Latin specificus, equivalent to Latin 蝉辫别肠颈(脓蝉) species + -ficus -fic
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of specific1

C17: from Medieval Latin specificus, from Latin species
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Synonym Study

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But now financial therapists are seeing the tides change as clients talk about the specific anxiety and uncertainty in this unpredictable environment.

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As for the specifics of what that 鈥渂ehavior鈥 may be, Trump doesn鈥檛 specify.

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I would suggest you amend your advice to people to check to see if their banks and so on also require their specific forms.

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I suspect this specific deranged fantasy, in fact, is a key factor in the collective global decision not to take him seriously.

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"I think it's important for us not to forget just to be advocates for things that are specific and concrete, and really affecting people."

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