| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. One of the conditions or facts attending an event and having some bearing on it: circumstance, detail, fact, factor. See REAL. 2. A small, often specialized element of a whole: detail, fine print, item, technicality. See GROUP. 3. An individually considered portion of a whole: article, detail, element, item, point. See PART. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Characterized by attention to detail: blow-by-blow, circumstantial, detailed, full, minute2, thorough. See SPECIFIC. 2. Being or related to a distinct entity: discrete, individual, separate, single, singular. See INCLUDE. 3. Alone in a given category: lone, one, only, separate, single, singular, sole, solitary, unique. Idioms: first and last, one and only. See INCLUDE. 4. Very difficult to please: choosy, dainty, exacting, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, meticulous, nice, persnickety, squeamish. Informal : picky. See ACCEPT. 5. Of, relating to, or intended for a distinctive thing or group: especial, individual, special, specific. See SPECIFIC. 6. Fixed and distinct from others: express, set1, special, specific. See SPECIFIC.
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