"besonders" meaning in German

See besonders in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [bəˈzɔndɐs], /beˈsɔndɐs/ Audio: De-at-besonders.ogg , De-besonders.ogg
Etymology: From besonder (“special”, adjective) + -s. Etymology templates: {{af|de|besonder<t:special><pos:a>|-s}} besonder (“special”, adjective) + -s Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} besonders, {{de-adv}} besonders
  1. especially, particularly
    Sense id: en-besonders-de-adv-dRGM4ZfA
  2. (emphatic) very, especially Tags: emphatic
    Sense id: en-besonders-de-adv-RnfhbwSG Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German links with redundant wikilinks, German terms suffixed with -s, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of German links with redundant wikilinks: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -s: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 0
  3. exceptionally, separately
    Sense id: en-besonders-de-adv-WwMhK61b
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vor allem, insbesondere Related terms: besondere, Besonderheit
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          "english": "to treat separately",
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      "ipa": "[bəˈzɔndɐs]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/beˈsɔndɐs/"
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      "ipa": "/beˈsɔndɐs/"
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      "word": "vor allem"
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    {
      "word": "insbesondere"
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