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List of meaning for specific

clearly defined or identified

particular, specific(noun)

a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

"he always reasons from the particular to the general"

specific(adj)

a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease

"quinine is a specific for malaria"

specific(adj)

(sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique

"rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"

specific(adj)

stated explicitly or in detail

"needed a specific amount"

specific(adj)

relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species

"specific characters"

specific(adj)

being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides

"quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"

of a particular or exact sort

we need a specific type of pen to sign the diplomas

so clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning

specific instructions regarding the interrogation of prisoners

a substance or preparation used to treat disease

quinine is a specific for malaria

a single piece of information

although the speech was long on rhetoric and platitudinous generalities, it lacked specifics

something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind

the two submissions differ only in certain specifics

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