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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Late Latin |
| Origin: | specificus, from Latin species; SPECIES |
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spe‧cif‧ic1 S1 W1
1 [only before noun] a specific thing, person, or group is one particular thing, person, or group : games suitable for specific age-groups a specific example of alcohol's effect on the body
games suitable for specific age-groupsa specific example of alcohol's effect on the body2 detailed and exact : Mr Howarth gave us very specific instructions.
Mr Howarth gave us very specific instructions.3 limited to, or affecting only one particular thing : a disease specific to horses
specific to something
formala disease specific to horses