The difference between Generic and Particular
When used as nouns, generic means a product sold under a generic name, whereas particular means a small individual part of something larger.
When used as adjectives, generic means very comprehensive, whereas particular means pertaining only to a part of something.
check bellow for the other definitions of Generic and Particular
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Generic as an adjective:
Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific.
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Generic as an adjective:
Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
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Generic as an adjective (of a product or drug):
Not having a brand name.
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Generic as an adjective (biology, not comparable):
Of or relating to a taxonomic genus.
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Generic as an adjective:
Relating to gender.
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Generic as an adjective (grammar):
Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene.
Examples:
"Words like [[salesperson]] and [[firefighter]] are generic."
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Generic as an adjective (computing):
(Of program code) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
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Generic as an adjective (geometry, of a [[point]]):
Having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.
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Generic as a noun:
A product sold under a generic name.
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Generic as a noun:
A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties.
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Generic as a noun (grammar):
A term that specifies neither male nor female.
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Particular as an adjective (obsolete):
Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
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Particular as an adjective:
Specific; discrete; concrete.
Examples:
"I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do."
"We knew it was named after John Smith, but nobody knows which particular John Smith."
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Particular as an adjective:
Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
Examples:
"I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism."
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Particular as an adjective (obsolete):
Known only to an individual person or group; confidential.
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Particular as an adjective:
Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
Examples:
"My five favorite places are, in no particular order, New York, Chicago, Paris, San Francisco and London."
"I didn't have any particular interest in the book."
"He brought no particular news."
"She was the particular belle of the party."
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Particular as an adjective (comparable):
Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; precise; fastidious.
Examples:
"He is very particular about his food and if it isn't cooked to perfection he will send it back."
"Women are more particular about their appearance."
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Particular as an adjective:
Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise.
Examples:
"a full and particular account of an accident"
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Particular as an adjective (legal):
Containing a part only; limited.
Examples:
"a particular estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder"
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Particular as an adjective (legal):
Holding a particular estate.
Examples:
"a particular tenant"
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Particular as an adjective (logic):
Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject.
Examples:
"a particular proposition, opposed to "universal", e.g. (particular affirmative) "Some men are wise"; (particular negative) "Some men are not wise"."
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Particular as a noun:
A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
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Particular as a noun (obsolete):
A person's own individual case.
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Particular as a noun (now, _, philosophy, chiefly in plural):
A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to , .)