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spəˈsɪfɪk/
adj.
- clearly defined or identified.
▸precise and clear:
when ordering goods be specific.
▸relating uniquely to a particular subject.
- Biology relating to or connected with species or a species.
- (of a duty or a tax) levied at a fixed rate per physical unit of the thing taxed, regardless of its price.
- Physics of or denoting a physical quantity expressed in terms of a unit mass, volume, or other measure, or calculated as a ratio to the corresponding value for a substance used as a reference.
n.
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(usu. specifics)
a precise detail.
- chiefly dated a medicine used to treat a particular disease or part of the body.
Derivative
- specifically adv.
- specificity
/ˌspɛsɪˈfɪsɪti/
n. - specificness n.
Etymology
C17: from late L. specificus, from L. species (see species).