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specifically en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /spɪˈsɪf.ɪ.kli/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /spəˈsəf.ə.kli/ (New-Zealand)
• /spəˈsɪf.ɪ.kli/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English specific Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English specifically From specific + -ally.

Meanings

1. In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly.
   • Many laws are directed specifically at child abuse. 2011, Paul Bergman, Sara Berman, The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System:
   • This was widely interpreted to mean that slavery was once more firmly illegal in England. However, the "positive law" mentioned–i.e., a direct law specifically enabling slavery–existed in many British colonies (although not all), since these colonies had a degree of freedom to write their own law apart from that of the home country. 2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 3:21 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024:
   • Unless specifically waived by the IRB, all subjects, or their legally authorized representatives, must document that they are consenting to participate in any research project that is approved by the University of North Dakota Institutional Review Board. 2009, Institutional Review Board, Standard Operating Procedures: Informed Consent Documentation, University of North Dakota:
   • Unless a rule or statute specifically states otherwise, a pleading need not be verified or accompanied by an affidavit. 2010, Congress of the United States, “Rule 11”, in Federal Rules of Civil Procedure:
   • A provision of law may not be construed as requiring a new grant to be awarded to a specified non-Federal Government entity unless that provision of law (1) specifically refers to this subsection; specifically identifies the particular non-Federal Government entity involved; and (3) specifically states that the award to that entity is required by such provision of law in contravention of the policy set forth in subsection (a). 1994, Congress of the United States, United States Statutes at Large, volume 108, part 4:
2. For a specific purpose or reason.

Forms

Antonyms

classically · generally · typically · generally

Deriveds

heterospecifically · polyspecifically · gender-specifically · biospecifically · subspecifically · nonspecifically · transspecifically · extraspecifically · unspecifically · aspecifically · monospecifically

Hyponyms

occasionally · explicitly · videlicet · viz. · sc. · as follows · scilicet · ss. · unusually

Relateds

in other words · uniquely · individually

Synonyms

peculiarly · namely · specifically · specifically · unequivocally · unambiguously · directly · particularly · clearly · in particular · to wit · univocally · explicitly · expressly · specially · in especial · plainly · downrightly · expressis verbis · patently · especially

Translations (38)

nl specifiek (for a specific purpose or reason) · hu külön (for a specific purpose or reason) · eo specifike (for a specific purpose or reason) · be у прыва́тнасці (for a specific purpose or reason) · tr özellikle (for a specific purpose or reason) · uk специфі́чно (for a specific purpose or reason) · hu kifejezetten (for a specific purpose or reason) · it in modo particolare (for a specific purpose or reason) · oc especificament (for a specific purpose or reason) · ca específicament (for a specific purpose or reason) · cmn 具體說來 /具体说来 (for a specific purpose or reason) · he במיוחד (for a specific purpose or reason) · hu kimondottan (for a specific purpose or reason) · uz ya’ni (for a specific purpose or reason) · an especificament (for a specific purpose or reason) · eo specife (for a specific purpose or reason) · mt speċifikament (for a specific purpose or reason) · de extra (for a specific purpose or reason) · gl especificamente (for a specific purpose or reason) · pl konkretnie (for a specific purpose or reason) · gd a dh'aon ghnothach (for a specific purpose or reason) · mi ina koa (for a specific purpose or reason) · ka კონკრეტულად (for a specific purpose or reason) · es específicamente (for a specific purpose or reason) · mi inarā (for a specific purpose or reason) · hu direkt (for a specific purpose or reason) · fi nimenomaisesti (for a specific purpose or reason) · ru в ча́стности (for a specific purpose or reason) · fi erityisesti (for a specific purpose or reason) · ja 具体的に (for a specific purpose or reason) · fr spécifiquement (for a specific purpose or reason) · ka სპეციალურად (for a specific purpose or reason) · pt especificamente (for a specific purpose or reason) · ru именно (for a specific purpose or reason) · ka კერძოდ (for a specific purpose or reason) · pl specyficznie (for a specific purpose or reason) · sv specifikt (for a specific purpose or reason) · it specificamente (for a specific purpose or reason)