PARTICULARISM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A focus on something particular

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("particularism" is a kind of...):

centering; direction; focal point; focus; focusing; focussing (the concentration of attention or energy on something)

Derivation:

particularistic (relating to particularism (exclusive interest in one group or class or sect etc.))

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