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English word

specific

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UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/US /spəˈsɪfɪk/
adjective

connected with one particular thing only

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Taylor Swift's NYU Commencement Speech (2022) video example

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unless your specific emergency was that you desperately needed to hear a song with a catchy hook and an intensely cathartic bridge section.

Taylor Swift's NYU Commencement Speech (2022)

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