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specific Definition
(a) (
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
"
(a)
relating
to
or
distinguishing
or
constituting
a
taxonomic
species
; "
specific
characters
"
(a)
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
affin
(n)
a
fact
about
some
part
(
as
opposed
to
general
); "
he
always
reasons
from
the
particular
to
the
general
"
(n)
a
medicine
that
has
a
mitigating
effect
on
a
specific
disease
; "
quinine
is
a
specific
for
malaria
"
(s)
stated
explicitly
or
in
detail
; "
needed
a
specific
amount
"
specific Synonyms
particular
specific
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