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specific
     adj 1: (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" [ant: {general}, {nonspecific}]
     2: stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount"
     3: relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic
        species; "specific characters"
     4: 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" [ant: {nonspecific}]
     n 1: a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always
          reasons from the particular to the general" [syn: {particular}]
          [ant: {general}, {general}]
     2: a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific
        disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria"
Source: WordNet® 2.0


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