Particulars
/pərˈtɪkjələrz/
Definitions
Detailed facts or items of information; specific details.
/pərˈtɪkjələrz/
Detailed information about a specific item or event.
The witness provided the police with the particulars of the suspect's car.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're building a Lego castle. The 'particulars' are all the individual bricks, windows, and doors that make up the entire castle. They are the specific, important details that give the castle its shape.
👶 For kids: Details about something.
More Examples
The company requested the particulars of the proposal before making a decision.
The contract laid out the particulars of the agreement, so everyone knew what to expect.
How It's Used
"The contract listed the particulars of the agreement, including payment terms and deadlines."
"The journalist needed to gather all the particulars of the crime scene before writing the article."
From Middle English *particuler* (adjective) meaning 'individual, distinct,' from Late Latin *particularis* meaning 'concerning a part, individual'.
The word has been used to mean details or specifics since the 16th century. It was originally an adjective and then became a noun.
Memory tip
Think of a 'particular' (specific) piece of information as one of many 'particulars' forming a whole picture.