particularity

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par·tic·u·lar·i·ty / pə(r)ˌtikyəˈlaritē/ • n. (pl. -ties) the quality of being individual: the central figures of his novels are stripped of their particularity. ∎  fullness or minuteness of detail in the treatment of something: parties must present their case with some degree of accuracy and particularity. ∎  (particularities) small details: the tedious particularities of daily life he wanted to disregard the particularities and establish general laws. ∎  Christian Theol. God's incarnation as Jesus as a particular person at a particular time and place.

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