See specific on Wiktionary
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"form": "specific",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "more specific",
"tags": [
"comparative"
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},
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"form": "most specific",
"tags": [
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}
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"hyphenation": "spe‧cif‧ic",
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
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{
"examples": [
{
"text": "The interviewer uses a checklist to make sure that specific areas are covered."
}
],
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"If you talk about a specific idea, person, group, or thing, you mean that it is different from or more interesting than other things like it; you might also mean that you know exactly which one you are talking about."
],
"id": "simple-specific-en-adj-lfEB6X~2"
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Last time, he was happy to do anything, but feels this time he has to be more specific."
},
{
"text": "First I will talk about farming in general, and then I will talk about the specific problems of wheat farming."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If something is specific, it is detailed, clear, and limited."
],
"id": "simple-specific-en-adj-wmhnd0OK"
}
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"ipa": "/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/",
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"UK",
"US"
]
},
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}
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"word": "specific"
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},
{
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},
{
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"superlative"
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}
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"examples": [
{
"text": "The interviewer uses a checklist to make sure that specific areas are covered."
}
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"If you talk about a specific idea, person, group, or thing, you mean that it is different from or more interesting than other things like it; you might also mean that you know exactly which one you are talking about."
]
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"examples": [
{
"text": "Last time, he was happy to do anything, but feels this time he has to be more specific."
},
{
"text": "First I will talk about farming in general, and then I will talk about the specific problems of wheat farming."
}
],
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"If something is specific, it is detailed, clear, and limited."
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/",
"tags": [
"UK",
"US"
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"tags": [
"US"
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}
],
"word": "specific"
}
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