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   spe·cif·ic

   /spəˈsifik/

   adjective

   • 1. clearly defined or identified: "increasing the electricity supply only until it met specific development needs" Similar particularspecifiedcertainfixedsetdetermineddistinctseparatedefinitesingleindividualpeculiardiscreteexpresspreciseOpposite general
   • ▪ precise and clear in making statements or issuing instructions: "when ordering goods be specific" Similar exactaccurateprecisecorrecterror-freepinpointdetailedexplicitexpressclear-cutwell definedunambiguousunequivocalmeticulousclosestrictdefiniteOpposite vague
   • ▪ belonging or relating uniquely to a particular subject: "information needs are often very specific to companies and individuals"
   • 2. relating to or connected with species or a species: "the differences between them can only be on the specific level"
   • 3. (of a duty or a tax) levied at a fixed rate per physical unit of the thing taxed, regardless of its price.
   • 4. of or denoting a number equal to the ratio of the value of some property of a given substance to the value of the same property of some other substance used as a reference, such as water, or of a vacuum, under equivalent conditions: "specific dielectric strength"
   • ▪ of or denoting a physical quantity expressed in terms of a unit mass, volume, or other measure, in order to give a value independent of the properties or scale of the particular system studied: "specific conductance"

   noun

   • 1. a medicine or remedy effective in treating a particular disease or part of the body: dated "he grasped at the idea as though she had offered him a specific for cancer"
   • 2. a precise detail: "he worked through the specifics of the contract"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (originally in the sense ‘having a special determining quality’): from late Latin specificus, from Latin species (see species).

   Derivatives

   • 1. specificness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPECIFIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SPECIFIC definition: 1. relating to one thing and not others; particular: 2. clear and exact: 3. relating to one thing…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › specificSpecific Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   special, especial, specific, particular, individual mean of or relating to one thing or class. special stresses having a quality, character, identity, or use of its own. especial may add implications of preeminence or preference. specific implies a quality or character distinguishing a kind or a species.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › specificSPECIFIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Specific definition: having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite. See examples of SPECIFIC used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › specificSpecific - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you describe something as specific, you're signaling that you're being precise. Say you ask your friend to meet you at a specific time and place — it means you want to meet her at, say, Ray's Pizza at 3:00 PM, not just anywhere. Specific also means "detailed and exact."

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPECIFIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SPECIFIC meaning: 1. relating to one thing and not others; particular: 2. clear and exact: 3. relating to one thing…. Learn more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › SpecificSpecific - definition of specific by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. Explicitly set forth; definite: wrote specific instructions. See Synonyms at explicit. b. Clear or detailed in communicating: Be specific when telling us what you need. 2. a. Limited, distinctive, or unique: problems specific to small colleges. b. Intended for, applying to, or acting on a particular thing: a specific remedy for warts.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › specificspecific | meaning of specific in Longman Dictionary of...

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   specific meaning, definition, what is specific: a specific thing, person, or group is on...: Learn more.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySPECIFIC - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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   1. You use specific to refer to a particular exact area, problem, or subject. [...] 2. If someone is specific, they give a description that is precise and exact. You can also use specific to describe their description. [...] 3. Something that is specific to a particular thing is connected with that thing only. [...] More. Definitions of '-specific'

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSPECIFIC | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    SPECIFIC definition: 1. used to refer to a particular thing and not something general: 2. exact or containing details: . Learn more.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › specificSpecific Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Noun. Affix. Filter. adjective. Limiting or limited; specifying or specified; precise; definite; explicit. No specific plans. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Clear or detailed in communicating. Be specific when telling us what you need. American Heritage. Peculiar to or characteristic of something. Specific traits. Webster's New World.