specific

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
noun a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
adjective (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique

From Old French specifique, from Late Latin specificus (“specific, particular”), from Latin speciēs (“kind”) + -ific.

DCCIX.--THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF FOLLY. — The Jest Book: The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings, Mark Lemon
"Mr. Dobbs, I don't want names, no specifics. — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
But I wished I'd asked her the specifics. — Life Blood, Thomas Hoover

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