Specifically means exactly and particularly, rather than in general. Specifically for that purpose, more specifically, specifically banned.
It narrows what was just said and it is a useful signal to a reader that the general statement is about to be pinned down. Specifically banned is stronger than banned, because it means somebody thought about this case in particular.
1adverbspecificallyExactly and particularly, rather than in general.
“I specifically asked for no onions, but my burger came covered in them.”
specifically is a narrowing.
Latin
specificus — specific, particular
Old French
specifique
English
specific
English, today
specifically
From specific + -ally. specific comes from Old French specifique, from Latin specificus (“specific, particular”), from Latin speciēs (“kind”) + -ific.
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