specifically

adverb

In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly.

For a specific purpose or reason.

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Synonyms for specifically

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Where does specifically come from?

The word specifically breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root speci-, from Latin specere (“to look, behold”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.