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specially

adv
/ˈspɛʃəli/

Etymology

From Middle English specialli, specially, equivalent to special + -ly.

  1. inherited from specialli

Definitions

  1. For a special purpose, person, or occasion.

    • We had this cake made specially for your birthday.
    • The train is waiting specially for a high-ranking diplomat.
    • The school is specially for any child whose schooling was disrupted by illness.

  2. extremely

    • She's specially good at running.

  3. in particular

    • I love all animals, specially cute furry ones.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at specially. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at specially. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at specially

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA