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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1678-1688
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Specifically, Specifickly, adv. [e.m.E. specifically (1624); Specifical adj.] a. In a specific, definite or precise manner. b. In respect of comparative weight. —a. 1678 Justiciary Ct. Rec. II 315.
Its specifickly and distinctly offered to be proven that [etc.] —b. 1688 Sinclair Weather Glass 10.
The vapors, which ascend are far lighter specifically, than the air, yet they become heavier specifically, when contracted … by a cold
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