especial
adjective/ɪˈspeʃl/
/ɪˈspeʃl/
[only before noun] (formal)- greater or better than usual; special in some way or for a particular group
- a matter of especial importance
- The lecture will be of especial interest to history students.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin specialis ‘special’, from species, literally ‘appearance, form, beauty’, from specere ‘to look’.Definitions on the go
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