esp.

Adverb

Meaning

esp. (not comparable)

Abbreviation of especially.

Anagrams

Examples

Carnegie, Americanism Versus Imperialism, esp. pp. 12–13 This act strongly impressed the other American anti-imperialists, who soon elected him vice-president of the Anti-Imperialist League. Source: Internet

; déshabillé: partially clad or scantily dressed; also a special type of garment. ; détente : easing of diplomatic tension. ; digestif: a digestive aid, esp., an after-dinner drink, as brandy. Source: Internet

Davies, esp. pp. 8, 10. Second gathering Map of the Troad (Troas) Eight years after the storm had scattered them, Apollodorus, Epitome 3.19. Source: Internet

; forte: a strength, a strong point, typically of a person, from the French fort(e) (strong) and/or Italian forte (strong, esp. "loud" in music) and/or Latin forte (neuter form of fortis, strong). Source: Internet

For example, 私立 (privately established, esp. school) and 市立 (city established) are both normally pronounced shi-ritsu; in speech these may be distinguished by the alternative pronunciations watakushi-ritsu and ichi-ritsu. Source: Internet

In French, it means outraged (for a person) or exaggerated, extravagant, overdone (for a thing, esp. a praise, an actor's style of acting, etc.); in that second meaning, belongs to "literary" style. Source: Internet

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