noun
1. the quality of being specific rather than general (Freq. 7)
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add a desirable note of specificity to the discussion
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the specificity of the symptoms of the disease
• Derivationally related forms: ↑specific
• Hypernyms: ↑particularity, ↑specialness
2. the quality of being specific to a particular organism (Freq. 1)
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host specificity of a parasite
• Hypernyms: ↑particularity, ↑specialness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.