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- pronunciation:
- sp
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
When you ask for a specific pencil, you don't want just any pencil. You want one particular pencil and no other one. If you ask your friend to give you a card from a deck of cards, your friend can give you any one of the cards in the deck. But if you ask for a four of diamonds, you are asking for a specific card, and that is the only card that you want.
Dwayne's dad needed a specific type of tool to fix Dwayne's bike, so he had to go to the store to get it.Sasha didn't know that her mom wanted a specific sweater from her closet, so Sasha just picked one that she liked.- synonyms:
- definite, particular
- similar words:
- certain, concrete, fixed, individual, peculiar, precise
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| definition 2: |
When something is specific, it is very clear and exact.
The sign in front of the library tells the specific times that it opens and closes each day.The invitation for Megan's birthday party gave specific directions for getting to her house.- synonyms:
- certain, definite, exact, precise
- antonyms:
- general, vague
- similar words:
- distinct, fixed, set
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| related words: |
exact, precise, single, very |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
"Specifics" are the exact details about something.
We can't make a decision until we know all the specifics about what happened.- synonyms:
- detail, particular
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| related words: |
detail |
| derivations: |
specifically (adv.), specificity (n.) |
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