- [usually plural] a fact or detail, especially one that is officially written down
- The police officer took down all the particulars of the burglary.
- The nurse asked me for my particulars (= personal details such as your name, address, etc.).
- The new contract will be the same in every particular as the old one.
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- particulars[plural] written information and details about a property, business, job, etc.
- Application forms and further particulars are available from the Personnel Office.
- the particulars of a house in Bury
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French particuler, from Latin particularis ‘concerning a small part’, from particula ‘small part’.
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