The difference between Particular and Universal
When used as nouns, particular means a small individual part of something larger, whereas universal means a characteristic or property that particular things have in common.
When used as adjectives, particular means pertaining only to a part of something, whereas universal means of or pertaining to the universe.
check bellow for the other definitions of Particular and Universal
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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"
"rfquotek Blackstone"
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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 , .)
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Universal as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to the universe.
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Universal as an adjective:
Common to all members of a group or class.
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Universal as an adjective:
Common to all society; worldwide
Examples:
"She achieved universal fame."
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Universal as an adjective:
unlimited; vast; infinite
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Universal as an adjective:
Useful for many purposes; all-purpose.
Examples:
"'universal wrench"
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Universal as a noun (philosophy):
A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.