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specific

  • adjective
  • spe·cif·ic
  • /spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/

Explicit or definite.

Other meanings

  1. Pertaining to a species, as a taxon or taxa at the rank of species.

  2. Special, distinctive or unique.

Example sentences

  • “I'll try and find a specific example.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “Some birds migrate to roost during specific seasons.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "speciēs" (kind).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “specific” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.