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1. (adv.) especially
to an exceptional degree; particularly; markedly:
Be especially watchful.
2. especially
in particular; preeminently; above all.
3. especially
for a particular purpose; specifically:
designed especially for you.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME esperaunce < MF esperance < VL *spērantia)
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1. (adverb) particularly, peculiarly, especially, specially
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
"he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger"
2. (adverb) specially, especially
in a special manner
"a specially arranged dinner"
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1. (adverb) especially
indicates that sth is more important or increased = particularly
Be careful driving, especially with these icy roads.
2. especially
emphasizes one person or thing above others
a site designed especially for teens; I don't like their music, especially not that song.
3. especially
extra or to a higher degree; = particularly
That one was especially good.
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1. (adverb) especially
in an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in an uncommon degree
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Sense: particularly
These insects are quite common, especially in hot countries.
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 Afrikaans: vernaamlik, in die besond |
 Arabic: خُصوصا، بِصِفَةٍ خاصَّه |
 Bulgarian: особено |
 Brazilian: especialmente |
 Czech: hlavně |
 German: besonders |
 Danish: specielt; særligt |
 Greek: ιδιαίτερα |
 Spanish: especialmente |
 Estonian: eriti |
 Farsi: خصوصاً؛ به ویژه |
 Finnish: erityisesti |
 French: particulièrement |
 Hebrew: בִּמְיוּחָד |
 Hindi: विशेषत: विशेष रूप से |
 Croatian: posebno |
 Hungarian: különösen |
 Indonesian: terutama |
 Icelandic: sérstaklega |
 Italian: specialmente |
 Japanese: 特に |
 Korean: 특별히 |
 Lithuanian: ypač |
 Latvian: speciāli; sevišķi |
 Malay: khususnya |
 Dutch: in het bijonder |
 Norwegian: spesielt, særlig, især |
 Polish: szczególnie, zwłaszcza |
 Persian: خصوصاً؛ به ویژه |
 Pashto: خصوصاً، په تېره |
 Portuguese: especialmente |
 Romanian: mai ales |
 Russian: особенно |
 Slovak: hlavne, najmä |
 Slovenian: posebno |
 Serbian: posebno |
 Swedish: särskilt, speciellt, i sy |
 Thai: โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่ง |
 Turkish: özellikle, bilhassa |
 Taiwanese: 特別地 |
 Ukrainian: особливо |
 Urdu: بطور خاص |
 Vietnamese: đặc biệt là |
 Chinese: 特别 |
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