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# especial

adjective (no forms; the adverb is especially)

«especial» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Special or particular; more than usual, and meant for one person or thing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/especial/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a person or thing given special care or favour

### Examples

- The dog was of especial value to the hunter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/especial/#x1)
- I have a especial liking for this tale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/especial/#x2)
- She took especial care with the old book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/especial/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «especial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/especial/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«especial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/especial.html) on Mova free.