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specific
English
Alternative forms
- specifick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old French specifique, from Late Latin specificus (“specific, particular”), from Latin speci?s (“kind”) + faci? (“make”).
Pronunciation
- (General American, UK) IPA(key): /sp??s?f.?k/, /sp??s?f.?k/
- Rhymes: -?f?k
- Hyphenation: spe?cif?ic
Adjective
specific (comparative more specific, superlative most specific)
- explicit or definite
- (sciences) pertaining to a species
- 2008, Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, Oxford 2009, p. 3:
- Science and literature, then, are the two achievements of Homo sapiens that most convincingly justify the specific name.
- 2008, Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, Oxford 2009, p. 3:
- (taxonomy) pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species
- special, distinctive or unique
- intended for, or applying to, a particular thing
- Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.
- a highly specific test, specific and nonspecific symptoms
- being a remedy for a particular disease
- Quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria.
- (immunology) limited to a particular antibody or antigen
- (physics) of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy)
- (physics) similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust)
- (physics) a measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air)
Synonyms
- (explicit, definite): express, monosemous, unambiguous; see also Thesaurus:explicit
- (special, distinctive or unique): singular; see also Thesaurus:unique
- (intended for a particular thing): peculiar, singular; see also Thesaurus:specific
Antonyms
- unspecific, nonspecific
- (intended for a particular thing): broad, general, generic, universal; see also Thesaurus:generic
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- generic
Noun
specific (plural specifics)
- A distinguishing attribute or quality.
- A remedy for a specific disease or condition.
- 1968, Charles Portis, True Grit:
- I had no unreasonable fear of bats, […] yet I knew them too for carriers of the dread “Hydrophobia,” for which there was no specific.
- 1968, Charles Portis, True Grit:
- Specification
- (in the plural) The details; particulars.
Further reading
- specific in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- specific in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- specific at OneLook Dictionary Search
Romanian
Etymology
From French spécifique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spe?t??i.fik/
Adjective
specific m or n (feminine singular specific?, masculine plural specifici, feminine and neuter plural specifice)
- specific
- Antonym: nespecific
Declension
Related terms
- specificitate
specific From the web:
- what specific military tactics does
- what specifically separates during meiosis i
- what specific information on the performance evaluation
- what are military tactics
- best military tactics ever used
- best military tactics
representative
English
Etymology
From Old French representatif.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???p???z?nt(?t)?v/
- Hyphenation: rep?re?sen?ta?tive
Adjective
representative (comparative more representative, superlative most representative)
- Typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.
- c. 1977, Carl Parker (attributed quote)
- If you took all the fools out of the legislature, it wouldn't be a representative body anymore.
- c. 1977, Carl Parker (attributed quote)
- Representing, showing a likeness.
Translations
Noun
representative (plural representatives)
- A delegate.
- Someone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body. [from 17th c.]
- (generally) One who speaks for or acts on behalf of another in a particular (especially official) capacity. [from 17th c.]
- (law) An heir. [from 17th c.]
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, I.1:
- This pathetic remonstrance had the desired effect upon his representative, who spared no pains to fulfill the request of the deceased […] .
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, I.1:
- (US, politics) Specifically, a member of the US House of Representatives. [from 18th c.]
- A company agent who visits potential purchasers; a salesman. [from 20th c.]
- Someone who represents others as a member of a legislative or governing body. [from 17th c.]
- Something standing for something else.
- Something representing or standing for another; a symbol, an embodiment. [from 17th c.]
- Something (especially a living organism]] regarded as typical of its class; a type. [from 17th c.]
- A substitute or analogue. [from 17th c.]
Synonyms
- rep
- See also Thesaurus:deputy
Derived terms
- legal representative
Related terms
- House of Representatives
- represent
- representative body
- Member of Parliament
Translations
Further reading
- "representative" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 266.
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
representative
- inflection of representativ:
- definite singular
- plural
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
representative
- inflection of representativ:
- definite singular
- plural
representative From the web:
- what representatives are up for reelection in 2022
- what representative district do i live in
- what representative democracy
- what representative means
- what representative district do i live in illinois
- what representative district is park ridge in
- what representatives are up for election in 2022
- what representatives are up for reelection in 2021
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