specific

Definition

Explicit or definite.

Etymology

From Old French specifique, from Late Latin specificus (“specific, particular”), from Latin speciēs (“kind”) + -ific.

Example Sentences

• "While some participants, like Gabi and Jasmine, had access to a gym but still felt uncertain about using specific types of equipment, others who trained at home faced even greater challenges due to the absence of both a coach and proper equipment."
• "Holonyms: generic, familial"
• "Meronyms: infrasubspecific, infraspecific, subspecific"

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