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especial
[ ih-spesh-uhl ]
adjective
- special; exceptional; outstanding:
of no especial importance; an especial friend.
- of a particular kind, or peculiar to a particular one; particular:
your especial case.
especial
/ ɪˈspɛʃəl /
adjective
- unusual; notable; exceptional
he paid especial attention to her that evening
- applying to one person or thing in particular; not general; specific; peculiar
he had an especial dislike of relatives
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- es·pecial·ness noun
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Origin of especial1
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Example Sentences
It's like those cases where conservatives approve of "our" blacks and Latinos with an especial zeal.
Sylvia Gereda, founder and editor in chief of Informe Especial, discusses the devastating violence some women endure.
Alford speaks of this as remarkable; but vision is the especial promise of Wisdom, therefore of Solomon, son of David.
Augustus Theodore swings on a chair before the fire, which he keeps at work for his own especial consolation.
I write to you as a friend, and by Mariamne's especial order, to take care of yourself.
Books of impassioned poetry, and descriptions of heroic character and achievements, were her especial delight.
Your friends will, unless there is some especial reason for a call in the interval, pay their visit upon the day named.
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