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Bookmark or Share- Specific Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. a. : constituting or falling into a specifiable category. b. : sharing or being those properties of something that allow it to be referred to a particular category. 2. a. : restricted to a particular individual, situation, relation, or effect. a disease specific to horses. b. : exerting a distinctive influence (as on a body part or a disease)
- SPECIFIC | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionaryused to refer to a particular thing and not something general: a specific purpose / reason. Could we arrange a specific time to meet? specific adjective (EXACT) exact or containing details: Could you be more specific about the problem? (Definition of specific from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
- Specific - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.comad 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. particular. separate and distinct from others of the same group or category.
- SPECIFIC definition in American English | Collins English DictionaryIf someone is specific, they give a description that is precise and exact. You can also use specific to describe their description. She declined to be more specific about the reasons for the separation. Synonyms: precise, exact, explicit, definite More Synonyms of specific.
- SPECIFIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryrelating to one thing and not others; particular: The virus attacks specific cells in the brain. The money is intended to be used for specific purposes. formal The disease seems to be specific to (= only found in) certain types of plant. Is there anything specific you want from the shops? Fewer examples.
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