[pəˈtɪkjʊlə], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class
(e.g: the action seems to discriminate against a particular group of companies)

- especially great or intense
(e.g: when handling or checking cash the cashier should exercise particular care)

- insisting that something should be correct or suitable in every detail; fastidious
(e.g: she is very particular about cleanliness)


Phrases:
- in particular

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French particuler, from Latin particularis ‘concerning a small part’, from particula ‘small part’

[pəˈtɪkjʊlə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a detail
(e.g: he is wrong in every particular)

- an individual item, as contrasted with a universal quality
(e.g: universals can be simultaneously exemplified by different particulars in different places)


Phrases:
- in particular

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French particuler, from Latin particularis ‘concerning a small part’, from particula ‘small part’