From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Particular \Par*tic"u*lar\, n.
1. A separate or distinct member of a class, or part of a
whole; an individual fact, point, circumstance, detail, or
item, which may be considered separately; as, the
particulars of a story.
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Particulars which it is not lawful for me to reveal.
--Bacon.
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It is the greatest interest of particulars to
advance the good of the community. --L'Estrange.
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2. Special or personal peculiarity, trait, or character;
individuality; interest, etc. [Obs.]
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For his particular I'll receive him gladly. --Shak.
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If the particulars of each person be considered.
--Milton.
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Temporal blessings, whether such as concern the
public . . . or such as concern our particular.
--Whole Duty
of Man.
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3. (Law) One of the details or items of grounds of claim; --
usually in the pl.; also, a bill of particulars; a minute
account; as, a particular of premises.
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The reader has a particular of the books wherein
this law was written. --Ayliffe.
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{Bill of particulars}. See under {Bill}.
{In particular}, specially; specifically; peculiarly;
particularly; especially. "This, in particular, happens to
the lungs." --Blackmore.
{To go into particulars}, to relate or describe in detail or
minutely.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
in particular
adv 1: 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" [syn:
{particularly}, {in particular}]
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