"espial" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪˈspaɪ.əl/, /ɛˈspaɪ.əl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-espial.wav [Southern-England] Forms: espials [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪəl Etymology: From Middle English espiaille, from Old French espier (“to watch”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|espiaille}} Middle English espiaille, {{cog|fro|espier||to watch}} Old French espier (“to watch”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} espial (countable and uncountable, plural espials)
  1. An act of noticing or observing. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: espy [obsolete] Translations (act of noticing or observing): съзиране (sǎzirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), забелязване (zabeljazvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), наблюде́ние (nabljudénije) [neuter] (Russian), высле́живание (vysléživanije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-espial-en-noun-YpCI4ePx Disambiguation of 'act of noticing or observing': 79 20 1
  2. The fact of noticing or observing; a discovery. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-espial-en-noun-f7Gd8YJw
  3. (obsolete) A scout; a spy. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: espy [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-espial-en-noun-zbc1oFre Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 28 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: espy, spy

Inflected forms

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