"specifico" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /speˈt͡ʃi.fi.ko/ Forms: specifica [feminine], specifici [masculine, plural], specifiche [feminine, plural], specificamente [adverb]
Rhymes: -ifiko Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin specificus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|la-lat|specificus}} Borrowed from Late Latin specificus Head templates: {{it-adj|adv=specificamente}} specifico (feminine specifica, masculine plural specifici, feminine plural specifiche, adverb specificamente)
  1. specific (all senses) Derived forms: aspecifico, peso specifico
    Sense id: en-specifico-it-adj-W6fxaAcV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /speˈt͡ʃi.fi.ko/
Rhymes: -ifiko Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin specificus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|la-lat|specificus}} Borrowed from Late Latin specificus Head templates: {{it-noun|m|-}} specifico m (uncountable)
  1. (literary) characteristic traits Tags: literary, masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-specifico-it-noun-YKM1T0y- Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 48 4 44
  2. only used in nello specifico (“specifically; in particular”, literally “in the specific”) Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-specifico-it-noun-juzxsm0f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /speˈt͡ʃi.fi.ko/
Rhymes: -ifiko Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nl}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} specifico
  1. first-person singular present indicative of specificare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: specificare
    Sense id: en-specifico-it-verb-CvI9Zxpb Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 4 31 4 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 48 4 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 35 3 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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