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particulars

Syllables: par·tic·u·lars/pɚˈtɪkjəlɚz/

particulars is the plural of particular.

Meaning of particular

Noun

particular (plural particulars)

  1. A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
    • I did not omit even our Sports and Paſtimes, or any other Particular which I thought might redound to the Honour of my Country.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “Several Contrivances of the Author to Please the King and Queen. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I...
  2. (obsolete) A person's own individual case.
    • Since philosophy could never find any way for tranquillity that might be generally good, let every man in his particular seeke for it.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 16, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
  3. (plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
    • When we examine common words, we find that, broadly speaking, proper names stand for particulars, while other substantives, adjectives, prepositions, and verbs stand for universals.1912, Bertrand Russel, The Problems of Philosophy, Chapter 9

See all 13 meanings of particular

Noun

particulars pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The details or specifics of something.
    • The overall plan is well understood, but we still have to work out the particulars.

Phrases with particulars

Questions about particulars

What does particulars mean?
Particulars means the details or specifics of something.
What is particulars the plural of?
Particulars is the plural of particular.
What part of speech is particulars?
Particulars is a noun.
How do you pronounce particulars?
Particulars is pronounced /pɚˈtɪkjəlɚz/.

Words near particulars in the dictionary

  1. particularizingly
  2. particularly
  3. particularment
  4. particularments
  5. particularness
  6. particulars
  7. particulary
  8. particulate
  9. particulate inheritance
  10. particulate matter
  11. particulate matters

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