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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1637
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Specificall, adj. [Late ME and e.m.E. specificalle (1432-50), specificall (1570), specifical (1612), med. L. specificus; Specific adj.] Specially or peculiarly pertaining to (an action). — 1637 Gillespie Eng. Pop. Ceremonies iv ii 4.
The specificall nature of that action
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