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care taken in keeping daily records. 4 fussy, meticulous,
finicky, finical, fastidious, discriminating, selective,
demanding, hypercritical, critical, Colloq pernickety or US also
persnickety, choosy, picky: Daphne is very particular about
whom she invites to dinner.
--n. 5 Usually, particulars. detail, minutia, fine point, item,
specific, element, fact, circumstance, information: The
particulars may never be revealed, but we know in general what
took place that fateful night. 6 in particular. particularly,
specifically, precisely, exactly, especially, specially;
particular, specific, special, definite: I told mother that I
was just going out, not anywhere in particular.
particularly
adv. 1 especially, specially, exceptionally, peculiarly,
singularly, distinctively, uniquely, unusually, uncommonly,
notably, outstandingly, markedly, extraordinarily, very,
extremely, strikingly, surprisingly, amazingly: Susannah went
through a particularly bad patch but she's better now. Holroyd
is a good writer, particularly of biography. 2 in particular,
specifically, especially, principally, mainly, exceptionally,
expressly, explicitly, notably, markedly; only, solely:
Maeterlinck was particularly interested in bees.
parting n. 1 separating, splitting, dividing, breaking (up or apart),
sundering, cleaving; separation, split, division, break-up,
rift, rupture: The high point of the film was the parting of
the Red Sea. The parting between Harriet and Sam after twenty
turbulent years was to be expected. 2 leave-taking, farewell,
saying goodbye, departure, leaving, going (away), making one's
adieus or adieux; valediction: Parting is such sweet sorrow.
--adj. 3 closing, final, concluding, last, departing,
valedictory; deathbed, dying: Her parting comment was, 'If
you're leaving, take the rubbish'.
partisan n. 1 partizan, devotee, follower, supporter, adherent, backer,
champion, enthusiast, fan, zealot, fanatic, Chiefly US and
Canadian booster, Colloq US rooter: He has long been a partisan
of surrealism. 2 guerrilla or guerilla, freedom fighter,
underground or resistance fighter, irregular: During the war
the Yugoslav partisans were led by Marshal Tito.