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- Definition
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- specific :a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
- he always reasons from the particular to the general
- specific :(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 :a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
- quinine is a specific for malaria
- specific :stated explicitly or in detail
- specific :relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
- specific :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