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Variant of specific
specific
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spe·cific (spə sif′ik)
adjective
- limiting or limited; specifying or specified; precise; definite; explicit no specific plans
- of or constituting a species
- peculiar to or characteristic of something specific traits
- of a special, or particular, sort or kind
- Med.
- specially indicated as a cure for a particular disease a specific remedy
- produced by a particular microorganism a specific disease
- Physics designating a certain constant characteristic of a substance or phenomenon measured against some arbitrary, fixed standard of reference or expressed as an amount per unit area, unit volume, etc.
Also Rarespecifical spe·cif′i·cal
Etymology: LL specificus < L species (see species) + -ficus, -fic
noun
- something specially suited for a given use or purpose
- a specific cure or remedy
- a distinct item or detail; particular
Related Forms:
- specifically spe·cif′i·cally adverb
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