The noun specific has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. particular, specific -- (a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general")
2. specific -- (a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria")
Overview of adj specific
The adj specific has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (41) specific -- ((sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident")
2. (5) specific -- (stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount")
3. (1) specific -- (relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species; "specific characters")
4. specific -- (being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides; "quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements")