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- Dictionaryspecific/spɪˈsɪfɪk/
adjective
- 1. clearly defined or identified: "savings were made by increasing the electricity supply only until it met specific development needs" Similar Opposite
- 2. relating to species or a species: "the differences between them can only be on the specific level"
noun
- 1. a medicine or remedy effective in treating a particular disease or part of the body: dated "he grasped at the idea as though she had offered him a specific for cancer"
- 2. a precise detail: "I wish I'd put more thought into the specifics"
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SPECIFIC definition: 1. relating to one thing and not others; particular: 2. clear and exact: 3. relating to one thing…. Learn more.
a. : restricted to a particular individual, situation, relation, or effect. a disease specific to horses. b. : exerting a distinctive influence (as on a body part or a disease) specific antibodies. 3. : free from ambiguity : accurate. a specific statement of faith. 4. : of, relating to, or constituting a species and especially a biological species.
Specific definition: having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite. See examples of SPECIFIC used in a sentence.
relating to one particular thing and not others: A specific provision in the agreement stated that research materials should not be used for commercial purposes. clear and exact: He wouldn't give a specific estimate of how much the company would make.
If you describe something as specific, you're signaling that you're being precise. Say you ask your friend to meet you at a specific time and place — it means you want to meet her at, say, Ray's Pizza at 3:00 PM, not just anywhere. Specific also means "detailed and exact."
8 meanings: 1. explicit, particular, or definite 2. relating to a specified or particular thing 3. of or relating to a.... Click for more definitions.
1. a. Explicitly set forth; definite: wrote specific instructions. See Synonyms at explicit. b. Clear or detailed in communicating: Be specific when telling us what you need. 2. a. Limited, distinctive, or unique: problems specific to small colleges. b. Intended for, applying to, or acting on a particular thing: a specific remedy for warts.