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specifics
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specific
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specifically
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishspecificspe‧cif‧ic1 /spəˈsɪfɪk/ ●●●S1W1AWL adjective1[only before noun]ONLY a specific thing, person, or group is one particular thing, person, or groupOPP non-specific
games suitable for specific age groups
a specific example of alcohol’s effect on the body2DETAILdetailed and exactOPP non-specific
Mr Howarth gave us very specific instructions.specific about
Could you be more specific about what you’re looking for?3 →specific to somethingExamples from the Corpusspecific• Tauscher refused to be specific about his future plans.• Generally, however, the handbookprovisions in question must be specific and clear.• Each B-cell makes its own specificantibody, depending on the type of intruder to which it is responding.• Figure 4 depicts the concentrations of IgM specific antibody secretingcells to beta lactoglobulin and casein in these patients.• Rooney wouldn't comment on specificcandidates for the job.• Those consequences have been highlighted by my hon. Friend with specific examples from industries within his constituency.• We still have location-based teams but these work in partnership to make the best use of specificexpertise at particular sites.• Research is an active and formally organised search for specific information for a specific purpose.• Userattitudes to specific presentations and to the tape/slidemethod of instruction were also studied.• Power plant employees must follow very specificsafetyguidelines.• The trueself must be understood as engaging in the world in a specific way as part of a community.Related topics: Drugs, medicinesspecificspecific2AWL noun1 →specifics2[countable] medicalMD a drug that has an effect only on one particular diseaseExamples from the Corpusspecific• He wants to know about specifics, about problems and how I solve them.• But he was unable to produce any specifics.• She was not allowed by her publicist to reveal any specifics about what new scandals she may have uncovered.• As yet there has been little public debate on the specifics of the options or the associateddesignchoices.• Perhaps custodialaesthetics, which is directed more to the specifics of particular cultures, in some way addresses his concerns.• Dole has endorsed the concept of a flattax but has been reluctant to commit to specifics.• Only as discussionssettled down to specifics did some of the reasoning become clear.Originspecific1(1600-1700)Late Latinspecificus, from Latinspecies; → SPECIES
