/espeθifikaˈmente/
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Translation
specifically
Word origin
From específico plus the adverbial suffix -mente, ultimately from Latin specificus ('constituting a kind'), from species ('kind, appearance').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- specificus
- English cognates
- specifically, specific, species
Examples
escrito .
This book is written specifically for children.
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I need to know specifically what you want.
gramática.
The course deals specifically with grammar.
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I came here specifically to talk to you.
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The law applies specifically to these cases.
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