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Definition of especial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

especial

adjective
 
/ɪˈspeʃl/
 
/ɪˈspeʃl/
[only before noun] (formal)
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  1. 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.
    compare special
    Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin specialis ‘special’, from species, literally ‘appearance, form, beauty’, from specere ‘to look’.
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