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especial

/əsˈpeʃəl/uh-SPEH-shuhl
/əsˈpɛʃəl/uh-SPEH-shuhl

Meaningparticular

Common meaning: more notable or specific than others

Journey through time

  1. Latinspecialis‘particular’source
  2. Old Frenchespecial‘particular’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsparticular → more notable or specific than othersespecial‘more notable or specific than others’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin specialis ‘particular’.

Roots

Related words

special

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