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especial

Especial (adj) means Exceptional in importance or significance; special.

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Exceptional in importance or significance; special.
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Etymology

From Middle English especial, via Old French especial, from Latin specialis, from species (“appearance, form, beauty”), from specere (“to look”). Doublet of special. Related to species.

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"especial" (adj) means exceptional in importance or significance; special.

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