particular

/pərˈtɪkjələr/

Syllables par·tic·u·lar

Stress par-TIC-u-lar

Phonics Breakdown

par

/pər/

er schwa

tic

/tɪk/

short i

u

/jə/

schwa

lar

/lər/

er schwa

Meaning

specific or special; not general

Sound Reference

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par=/pər/(person) + tic=/tɪk/(ticket) + u=/jə/(use) + lar=/lər/(popular)

Example

She is very particular about her work.