SPECIFYING
Etymology 1
Noun
specifying (countable and uncountable, plural specifyings)
The act or process of stating or describing something clearly and exactly.
Etymology 2
Verb
specifying
present participle of specify
Source: Wiktionary
SPECIFY
Spec"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Specified; p. pr. & vb. n. Specifying.] Etym: [F. spécifier, or OF. especifier, fr. LL. specificare. See Species, -fy.]
Definition: To mention or name, as a particular thing; to designate in words so as to distinguish from other things; as, to specify the uses of a plant; to specify articles purchased. He has there given us an exact geography of Greece, where the countries and the uses of their soils are specified. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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