[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

particular \partic"ular\, a. oe. particuler, f. particulier,
   l. particularis. see particle.
   1. relating to a part or portion of anything; concerning a
      part separated from the whole or from others of the class;
      separate; sole; single; individual; specific; as, the
      particular stars of a constellation. --shak.
      1913 webster

            make each particular hair to stand an end,
            like quills upon the fretful porpentine. --shak.
      1913 webster

            seken in every halk and every herne
            particular sciences for to lerne.     --chaucer.
      1913 webster

   2. of or pertaining to a single person, class, or thing;
      belonging to one only; not general; not common; hence,
      personal; peculiar; singular. "thine own particular
      wrongs." --shak.
      1913 webster

            wheresoever one plant draweth such a particular
            juice out of the earth.               --bacon.
      1913 webster

   3. separate or distinct by reason of superiority;
      distinguished; important; noteworthy; unusual; special;
      as, he brought no particular news; she was the particular
      belle of the party.
      1913 webster

   4. concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute;
      circumstantial; precise; as, a full and particular account
      of an accident; hence, nice; fastidious; as, a man
      particular in his dress.
      1913 webster

   5. law
      a containing a part only; limited; as, a particular
          estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder.
      b holding a particular estate; as, a particular tenant.
          --blackstone.
          1913 webster

   6. logic forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in
      extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject; as,
      a particular proposition; -- opposed to universal: e. g.
      particular affirmative some men are wise; particular
      negative some men are not wise.
      1913 webster

   particular average. see under average.

   particular baptist, one of a branch of the baptist
      denomination the members of which hold the doctrine of a
      particular or individual election and reprobation.

   particular lien law, a lien, or a right to retain a
      thing, for some charge or claim growing out of, or
      connected with, that particular thing.

   particular redemption, the doctrine that the purpose, act,
      and provisions of redemption are restricted to a limited
      number of the human race. see calvinism.
      1913 webster

   syn: minute; individual; respective; appropriate; peculiar;
        especial; exact; specific; precise; critical;
        circumstantial. see minute.
        1913 webster
see also:
particle universal particular average average particular baptist particular lien 
particular redemption calvinism minute 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

particular \partic"ular\, n.
   1. a separate or distinct member of a class, or part of a
      whole; an individual fact, point, circumstance, detail, or
      item, which may be considered separately; as, the
      particulars of a story.
      1913 webster

            particulars which it is not lawful for me to reveal.
                                                  --bacon.
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            it is the greatest interest of particulars to
            advance the good of the community.    --l'estrange.
      1913 webster

   2. special or personal peculiarity, trait, or character;
      individuality; interest, etc. obs.
      1913 webster

            for his particular i'll receive him gladly. --shak.
      1913 webster

            if the particulars of each person be considered.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

            temporal blessings, whether such as concern the
            public . . . or such as concern our particular.
                                                  --whole duty
                                                  of man.
      1913 webster

   3. law one of the details or items of grounds of claim; --
      usually in the pl.; also, a bill of particulars; a minute
      account; as, a particular of premises.
      1913 webster

            the reader has a particular of the books wherein
            this law was written.                 --ayliffe.
      1913 webster

   bill of particulars. see under bill.

   in particular, specially; specifically; peculiarly;
      particularly; especially. "this, in particular, happens to
      the lungs." --blackmore.

   to go into particulars, to relate or describe in detail or
      minutely.
      1913 webster
see also:
bill of particulars bill in particular to go into particulars 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

particular
     adj 1: unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the
            particular demands of the job"; "has a paraticular
            preference for chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of
            sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to
            canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the
            special features of a computer"; "my own special
            chair" syn: particulara, peculiara, speciala
     2: separate and distinct from others; "an exception in this
        particular case" syn: particulara
     3: separate and distinct from others of the same group or
        category; "interested in one particular artist"; "a man
        who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with
        him" syn: particulara
     4: surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid
        especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a
        matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special
        occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's
        so special about the year 2000?" syn: especiala, exceptional,
         particulara, special
     5: first and most important; "his special interest is music";
        "she gets special or particular satisfaction from her
        volunteer work" syn: special
     6: exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy
        about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was
        prepared" syn: finical, finicky, fussy
     7: providing specific details or circumstances; "a particular
        description of the room" syn: particulara
     n 1: a fact about some part as opposed to general; "he always
          reasons from the particular to the general" syn: specific
          ant: general, general
     2: a small part that can be considered separately from the
        whole; "it was perfect in all details" syn: detail, item
see also:
particulara peculiara speciala especiala exceptional special 
finical finicky fussy specific general 
detail item 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

245 moby thesaurus words for "particular":
   absolute, accurate, adjunct, adoptive, adventure, appointive,
   appropriate, article, aspect, attentive, blow-by-blow, brass tacks,
   careful, case, categorical, censorious, certain, characteristic,
   choicy, choosing, choosy, circumstance, citation, classificational,
   classificatory, close, component, concrete, conscientious,
   constituent, contingent, correct, count, critical, cross reference,
   cross section, dainty, datum, defined, defining, definite,
   delicate, demanding, demonstration, denominative, detachment,
   detail, detailed, determinate, different, differential, discrete,
   discriminating, discriminative, distinct, distinctive,
   distinguished, distributional, distributive, division, divisional,
   divisionary, dole, eclectic, elective, electoral, element, episode,
   equal, esoteric, especial, especially, essential facts, essentials,
   even stephen, event, exact, exacting, exactly, example,
   exceptional, exemplification, exigent, experience, express,
   exquisite, extraordinary, facet, fact, factor, fastidious,
   fifty-fifty, fine, fine point, finical, finicking, finicky, fixed,
   fraction, full, fussy, half, half-and-half, halvers, hap,
   happening, happenstance, hypercritical, illustration,
   in particular, incident, incidental, individual, information,
   inner, installment, instance, intimate, isolated, item, itemized,
   lone, marked, matter, matter of fact, meticulous, minor detail,
   minute, minutia, minutiae, narrow, nice, notable, noteworthy,
   occasion, occurrence, one, only, ordinal, outstanding, painstaking,
   parcel, part, particular, particularized, particularly,
   particulars, peculiar, per capita, per head, percentage,
   perfectionistic, pernickety, persnickety, personal, phenomenon,
   picayune, picky, point, portion, precise, precisely,
   precisianistic, precisionistic, priggish, private, pro rata,
   proportional, proportionate, prorated, prudish, punctilious,
   punctual, puristic, puritanic, quadrant, quarter, quota, quotation,
   random sample, reality, reference, refined, regard, religious,
   remainder, remarkable, respect, respective, rigid, rigorous,
   sample, sampling, scrupulous, scrutinizing, section, sector,
   segment, selecting, selective, sensitive, separate, several, share,
   single, singular, sole, solipsistic, solitary, special, speciality,
   specially, specific, specifically, strict, subdivision,
   subdivisional, subgroup, subspecies, subtle, taxonomic,
   the concrete, the data, the details, the dope, the facts,
   the individual, the information, the particular, the particulars,
   the picture, the scoop, the score, the special, the specific,
   the specifics, the unique, the whole story, thing, thorough,
   turn of events, typal, typical, unique, unusual

[5] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

particular, lien, contracts. a right which a person has to retain property 
in respect of money or labor expended on such particular property. for 
example, when a tailor has made garments out of cloth delivered to him for 
the purpose, he is not bound to part with the clothes until his employer, 
has paid him for his services; nor a ship carpenter with a ship which he has 
repaired; nor can an engraver be compelled to deliver the seal which he has 
engraved for another, until his compensation has been paid. 2 roll. ab. 92; 
3 m.  s. 167; 14 pick. 332; 3 bouv. inst. n. 2514. vide lien. 

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