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specific
noun
a
precise
detail
or
piece
of
information
about
something
•
Before
we
act
,
we
need
the
specifics
of
the
budget
.
Before
we
act
,
we
need
the
specifics
of
the
budget
.
•
She
refused
to
share
any
specifics
about
the
surprise
party
.
She
refused
to
share
any
specifics
about
the
surprise
party
.
Noun
use
evolved
from
the
adjective
in
the
late
19th
century
,
referring
to
‘
specific
detail
’.
noun
a
medicine
or
treatment
that
works
especially
well
for
a
particular
disease
•
Penicillin
was
once
considered
a
specific
for
pneumonia
.
Penicillin
was
once
considered
a
specific
for
pneumonia
.
•
Researchers
are
searching
for
a
specific
that
will
cure
the
new
virus
.
Researchers
are
searching
for
a
specific
that
will
cure
the
new
virus
.
From
early
17th-century
medical
Latin
remedium
specificum
“
remedy
of
a
kind
.”
