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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=before 1226, Francis of Assisi}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /spe.t͡ʃalˈmen.te/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|it|speciale|-mente]], the adjective “special, particular” with the suffix that forms adverbs.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)^(Wiktionary) It corresponds in sense to [[la|speciāliter]].^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The first record is the old form ''spetialmente'' in the Canticle of the Creatures of Francis of Assisi, before 1226: ''Laudato sie, mi' Signore, cum tucte le tue creature, / spetialmente messor lo frate sole'' (“Praised be you, my Lord, with all your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun”).^(GRADIT 2003)^(GDLI)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Old Italian had many spellings of the word, among them ''specialemente'', ''spezialmente'', ''spizialmente'' and Genoese ''speciarmenti'';^(GDLI)^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861) Tommaseo–Bellini marks ''spezialmente'' and ''specialemente'' as obsolete.^(GDLI)^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861) Brunetto Latini, Dante's ''Vita nuova'' and Boccaccio use the word to single out a narrower group from a larger one, which is still its main use.^(GDLI)^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861) The superlative ''specialissimamente'' is also recorded.^(GDLI)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * Before 1226 – Francis of Assisi uses ''spetialmente''.^(GRADIT 2003)^(GDLI)

+ * 14th century – Boccaccio uses ''spezialmente'' in the ''Decameron''.^(Tommaseo–Bellini 1861)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|especially]], [[m|en|particularly]], above all: ''Mi piace il mare, specialmente d'inverno.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[speciale]]

+ * [[soprattutto]]

+ * [[particolarmente]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ The abbreviation is ''spec.''^(GRADIT 2003)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}