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1) an art form of making pleasant combinations of sounds, especially using a specially designed instrument (music)

2) a specially prepared area of ice (for skating or hockey), or floor (for roller-skating) (rink)

3) a specially prepared way between places for the movement of vehicles and people (road)

4) an animal, e.g. a rat, rabbit, squirrel, which gnaws things with its strong teeth specially adapted for this purpose (rodent)

5) a specially prepared way for the movement of vehicles, people etc in villages, towns and cities (street)

6) a light sailing-boat built specially for racing; a large (usually motor-driven) boat for pleasure-cruising (yacht)

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Meaning:
especially

to an unusual or exceptional degree

exceptionally, particularly

expressly

plainly; definitely

purposely

i.e.

(used after a word or phrase which is going to be explained) that is; which means

that is

namely

that is to say

that is to say

surprisingly

specifically

specifically

viz

that is to say; namely

that is to say

SPECIALLY as in Wiktionary
SPECIALLY as in Wikipedia