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par·tic·u·lar·ism  (pr-tky-l-rzm, p-tk-)
n.
1. Exclusive adherence to, dedication to, or interest in one's own group, party, sect, or nation.
2. A principle of allowing each state in a nation or federation to act independently of the central authority, especially in promoting its own economic interests.
par·ticu·lar·ist n.
par·ticu·lar·istic adj.
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Adj.1.particularistic - relating to particularism (exclusive interest in one group or class or sect etc.); "a particularistic-seeming statement"
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