"specifically" meaning in All languages combined

See specifically on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

IPA: /spəˈsɪf.ɪk.li/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-specifically.ogg [US]
Etymology: specific + -ally Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|specific|ally}} specific + -ally
  1. You use specifically to focus attention on the particular or special reason that something is done.
    Sense id: simple-specifically-en-adv-dU6-FB6~
  2. You use specifically to focus attention on something separately from other things of the same kind.
    Sense id: simple-specifically-en-adv-TwvMMWEH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ally
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