Dictionary definition · specific
noun
- a fact about some part (as opposed to general)"he always reasons from the particular to the general"
- a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease"quinine is a specific for malaria"
adjective
- (sometimes followed by ‘to’) applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique"rules with specific application"
- stated explicitly or in detail"needed a specific amount"
- relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species"specific characters"
- 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"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).