/ɪˈspeʃəli/
Translation
More than usual, or more than the other things you are talking about.
Word origin
From the word special, which comes from Latin specialis, meaning belonging to one kind.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- specialis
- English cognates
- special, species
Examples
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Apples are picked out from the group as the ones she likes most.
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"Especially" points to the time when it is most true.
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Here "especially" means more than she usually is.
Used in
Grammar articles
(6)Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
British vs American grammar: have got, gotten, the team are, and the other quiet differences
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Passive voice in English: rules, examples and when to use it
Present continuous tense: form, spelling and uses
Word formation with prefixes: un-, in-, im-, dis-, re-, over-, under- and mis-
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