Definition of especial

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es·pe·cial    (-spshl) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:

1. Of special importance or significance; exceptional: an occasion of especial joy.
2. Relating to or directed toward a particular person, group, or purpose: called his father with especial birthday wishes; gave especial attention to the decorations.
3. Peculiar to the individual; characteristic: She has an especial fondness for mushrooms.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin specilis, of a kind, from specis, species; see spek- in Indo-European roots