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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
especial /ɪˈspɛʃ(ə)l, ɛ-/

▶adjective

1 notable; special.

2 for or belonging chiefly to one person or thing.

– origin ME: via OFr. from L. specialis ‘special’, from species (see species).

'especial' also found in these Oxford entries:

special - specialty

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