english
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Phrase(s): in particular specifically; especially. • I’m not going anywhere in particular. • Of the three ideas, there is one I like in particular.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Especially; also, separately, individually, in detail. For example, The chancellor talked about the curriculum, the core courses in particular, or The orchestra was outstanding, the strings in particular. [c. 1500]
American Heritage Idioms