dictionary definitions for "especial"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  especial
      adj 1: surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid
             especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a
             matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special
             occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's
             so special about the year 2000?" [syn: {especial(a)},
             exceptional, {particular(a)}, special]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Especial \Es*pe"cial\, a. [OF. especial, F. sp['e]cial, L.
     specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality.
     See Species, and cf. Special.]
     Distinguished among others of the same class or kind;
     special; concerning a species or a single object; principal;
     particular; as, in an especial manner or degree.
  
     Syn: Peculiar; special; particular; uncommon; chief. See
          Peculiar.
          [1913 Webster]


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