Specific

/spəˈsɪfɪk/ adjective

Specific means clearly defined and exact, not general or vague. It refers to a particular thing or detail rather than a broad category.

From Late Latin *specificus* “kind, special,” from Latin *species* “appearance, kind” + *-ficus* “making.” It originally meant “belonging to a particular kind.”

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