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Usage examples for specific

1. Finally, however, he quieted down, and the boat swung him around, bringing the tail past our bow, and the ship cut contragravity to specific- gravity level and settled to float on top of the water. – Four-Day Planet by Henry Beam Piper

2. The money is hired for a specific service, namely, to enable a man to get a specific profit in a commercial transaction. – The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.

3. The old Don said suddenly, " You must visit my poor town of Rio Medio," but he gave no specific invitation and said nothing more. – Romance by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer