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Especially and in particular

especially

adverb

used when mentioning conditions that make something more relevant, important, or true

specially

adverb

in a particular way, or for a particular purpose

uniquely

adverb

especially

particularly

adverb

used for emphasizing that something refers especially to one specific person, thing, or situation

notably

adverb

especially: used for introducing a good example of something

in particular

especially

especially

adverb

used for showing that what you are saying applies to one person or thing more than others

especially

adverb

for a particular purpose or for a particular person

esp.

abbreviation

especially

above all

used for referring to something that is more important than any of the other things you could mention

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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a part of an atom that moves around the nucleus (=centre) and has a negative electrical charge

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never event

an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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