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say it: pahr-TI-kyuh-lur-lee
particularly is an adverb meaning "to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common". It is pronounced /ˌpɑɹˈtɪkjəlɚli/ — pahr-TI-kyuh-lur-lee. It carries 3 recorded senses.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
“he was particularly fussy about spelling”
“a particularly gruesome attack”
“under peculiarly tragic circumstances”
“an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger”
specifically or especially distinguished from others
“loves Bach, particularly his partitas”
“recommended one book in particular”
“trace major population movements for the Pueblo groups in particular”
uniquely or characteristically
“these peculiarly cinematic elements”
“a peculiarly French phenomenon”
“everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for particularly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.