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particular
English
Alternative forms
- perticular (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English particuler, from Anglo-Norman particuler, Middle French particuler, particulier, from Late Latin particularis (“partial; separate, individual”), from Latin particula (“(small) part”). Equivalent to particle +? -ar. Compare particle.
Pronunciation
- (rhotic) IPA(key): /p??t?kj?l?/
- (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /p??t?kj?l?/
- (US, rhotic, r-dissimilation) IPA(key): /p??t?kj?l?/
- Hyphenation: par?tic?u?lar
- Rhymes: -?kj?l?(?)
Adjective
particular (comparative more particular, superlative most particular) (also non-comparable)
- (obsolete) Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
- Specific; discrete; concrete.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:specific
- Antonym: general
- Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
- Synonyms: optimized, specialistic
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Gardens
- wheresoever one plant draweth such a particular juice out of the earth
- (obsolete) Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, King Lear, V.1:
- or these domesticke and particular broiles, Are not the question heere.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, King Lear, V.1:
- Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
- (comparable) Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
- Synonyms: minute, precise, fastidious; see also Thesaurus:fastidious
- Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:meticulous
- (law) Containing a part only; limited.
- (law) Holding a particular estate.
- (logic) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- particular in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Noun
particular (plural particulars)
- A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point. [from 15th c.]
- (obsolete) A person's own individual case. [16th-19th c.]
- 1658, Henry Hammond, Whole Duty of Man
- temporal blessings, whether such as concern the public […] or such as concern our particular
- 1658, Henry Hammond, Whole Duty of Man
- (now philosophy, chiefly in plural) A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.) [from 17th c.]
Related terms
- universal
- for one's particular
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin particularis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /p??.ti.ku?la/
- (Central) IPA(key): /p?r.ti.ku?la/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pa?.ti.ku?la?/
Adjective
particular (masculine and feminine plural particulars)
- private
- particular
Derived terms
- particularment
Related terms
- partícula
- particularitat
Further reading
- “particular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “particular” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “particular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “particular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin particul?ris, corresponding to partícula +? -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /p??.ti.ku.?la?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa?.?t??i.ku.?la?/, [p??.?t??i.k?.?l?ä?]
- Hyphenation: par?ti?cu?lar
Adjective
particular m or f (plural particulares, comparable)
- private (concerning, accessible or belonging to an individual person or group)
- private (not belonging to the government)
- Synonym: privado
- Antonym: público
- particular; specific
- Synonym: específico
- particular; distinguished; exceptional
- Synonym: excepcional
Inflection
Derived terms
- em particular
Related terms
- partícula
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin particul?ris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa?tiku?la?/, [pa?.t?i.ku?la?]
Adjective
particular (plural particulares)
- specific, particular
- Synonyms: concreto, específico
- peculiar, strange
- Synonyms: raro, extraño
- personal
- Synonym: íntimo
- private
- Synonym: privado
Related terms
- partícula
Noun
particular m (plural particulares)
- individual, private citizen
Further reading
- “particular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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portion
English
Etymology
From Middle English porcioun, borrowed from Old French porcion, from Latin portio (“a share, part, portion, relation, proportion”), akin to pars (“part”); see part. Compare proportion.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p????n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p????n/
- (Scotland, Ireland, other varieties without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?po????n/, /?po????n/, /?po???n/
- Rhymes: -??(?)??n
Noun
portion (plural portions)
- An allocated amount.
- That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
- One's fate; lot.
- Man's portion is to die and rise again.
- The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.
- A wife's fortune; a dowry.
- 1613, William Shakespeare, The Two Noble Kinsmen, V. iv. 31:
- Commend me to her, and to piece her portion / Tender her this.
- 1613, William Shakespeare, The Two Noble Kinsmen, V. iv. 31:
Usage notes
Relatively formal, compared to the more informal part or more concrete and casual piece. For example, “part of the money” (both informal) but “portion of the proceeds” (both formal).
Synonyms
- part
- piece
Derived terms
- portionless
- proportion
- underportion
Translations
Verb
portion (third-person singular simple present portions, present participle portioning, simple past and past participle portioned)
- (transitive) To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.
- (transitive) To endow with a portion or inheritance.
- 1733, Alexander Pope, Epistle to Bathurst
- Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest.
- 1733, Alexander Pope, Epistle to Bathurst
Translations
Usage notes
- Particularly used as portion out.
- Relatively formal, compared to the more informal divide, divide up, or the casual divvy, divvy up.
Synonyms
- apportion
- divide, divide up
- divvy, divvy up
Derived terms
- portion off
- portion out
Further reading
- portion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- portion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin portionem (accusative singular of portio).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.sj??/
Noun
portion f (plural portions)
- portion
Descendants
- ? Turkish: porsiyon
Further reading
- “portion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- potiron
Interlingua
Noun
portion (plural portiones)
- portion
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
portion c
- serving, an helping of food
Declension
Related terms
- portionera
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