Chiefly and Specially

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Chiefly adverb - For the most part.

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Specially and chiefly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Specially" instead an adverb "Chiefly".

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Specially adverb - In regard to something mentioned explicitly or in detail.

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Chiefly and specially are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chiefly" instead an adverb "Specially".

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