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   especially

   /ɪˈspɛʃəli/

   adverb

   • 1. used to single out one person or thing over all others: "he despised them all, especially Sylvester" Similar mainlymostlychieflyprincipallyfor the most partin the mainon the wholelargelyby and largeto a large extentto a great degreepredominantlyabove allfirst and foremostbasicallysubstantiallyoverallin generalparticularlyin particularprimarilygenerallyusuallytypicallycommonlyas a ruleinformal:speshexpresslyspeciallyspecificallyexclusivelyjustparticularlyuniquelypreciselyexplicitlypurposefullyon purposewith someone/something in mind
   • 2. to a great extent; very much: "he didn't especially like dancing" Similar exceptionallyparticularlyspeciallyveryextremelysingularlypeculiarlydistinctlyunusuallyextraordinarilyextrauncommonlyuniquelyremarkablystrikinglyoutstandinglyamazinglyincrediblyawfullyterriblyreallyunwontedlynotablymarkedlydecidedlysurprisinglyconspicuouslysignallypowerfulrightinformal:seriouslymajorlymuchojollydeadwellinformal, dated:devilishfrightfully

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