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== English == === Alternative forms === perticular (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English particuler, from Anglo-Norman particuler, Middle French particuler, particulier, from Late Latin particularis (“partial; separate, individual”), from Latin particula (“(small) part”). Equivalent to particle +‎ -ar. Compare particle. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/ (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /pəˈtɪk.jə.lə/ (rhotic) IPA(key): /pɚˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ (US) IPA(key): /pɑrˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ (US, Canada, rhotic, r-dissimilation) IPA(key): /pəˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ Hyphenation: par‧tic‧u‧lar Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ) === Adjective === particular (comparative more particular, superlative most particular) (also non-comparable) (obsolete) Pertaining only to a part of something; partial. Specific; discrete; concrete. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:specific Antonym: general Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing. Synonyms: optimized, specialistic (obsolete) Known only to an individual person or group; confidential. Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions). (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious. Synonyms: minute, precise, fastidious; see also Thesaurus:fastidious Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:meticulous (law) Containing a part only; limited. (law) Holding a particular estate. (logic) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “particular”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Noun === particular (plural particulars) A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point. [from 15th c.] (obsolete) A person's own individual case. [16th–19th c.] (now philosophy, chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.) [from 17th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== universal for one's particular ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin particulāris. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [pər.ti.kuˈlar] IPA(key): (Balearic) [pər.ti.kuˈla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [paɾ.ti.kuˈlaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [par.ti.kuˈlar] === Adjective === particular m or f (masculine and feminine plural particulars) private particular ==== Derived terms ==== particularment === Noun === particular m (plural particulars) individual subject, matter, issue === Related terms === partícula particularitat === Further reading === “particular”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “particular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “particular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “particular”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin particulāris. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paɾtikuˈlaɾ/ Rhymes: -aɾ Hyphenation: par‧ti‧cu‧lar === Adjective === particular m or f (plural particulares) particular; specific ==== Descendants ==== Fala: particulal Galician: particular Portuguese: particular === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “particular”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “particular”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese particular, borrowed from Latin particulāris, corresponding to partícula +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: par‧ti‧cu‧lar === Adjective === particular m or f (plural particulares, comparable, comparative mais particular, superlative o mais particular or particularíssimo) private (concerning, accessible or belonging to an individual person or group) private (not belonging to the government) Synonym: privado Antonym: público particular; specific Synonym: específico particular; distinguished; exceptional Synonym: excepcional ==== Derived terms ==== em particular ==== Related terms ==== partícula ==== Descendants ==== → Hunsrik: partikulaar === Further reading === “particular”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “particular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin particularis or German partikular. By surface analysis, particulă +‎ -ar. === Adjective === particular m or n (feminine singular particulară, masculine plural particulari, feminine/neuter plural particulare) private ==== Declension ==== === Noun === particular m (plural particulari) private person ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin particulāris. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paɾtikuˈlaɾ/ [paɾ.t̪i.kuˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: par‧ti‧cu‧lar === Adjective === particular m or f (masculine and feminine plural particulares) specific, particular Synonyms: concreto, específico peculiar, strange Synonyms: raro, extraño personal Synonym: personal private Synonym: privado ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === particular m (plural particulares) individual, private citizen === Further reading === “particular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025