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PARTICULAR
Definition of PARTICULAR
adjective
Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English particuler, from Anglo-Norman particuler, Middle French particuler, particulier, from Late Latin particularis (“partial; separate, individual”), from Latin particula (“(small) part”). Equivalent to particle + -ar. Compare particle.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PARTICULAR · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PARTICULAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PARTICULAR starts with P and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AACILPRRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and R appear more than once.
Words that start PARTIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PARTICULAR?
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