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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)

especially

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

An illustration for especially

adverb

more than usual; extremely

  • “Sometimes, numbers are like a prison, especially in their culture.”Tatoeba
  • “We get a lot of calls, especially in the morning.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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