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especular
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Catalan
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin speculārī.
Pronunciation
Verb
especular (first-person singular present especulo, first-person singular preterite especulí, past participle especulat)
- (intransitive) to speculate
Conjugation
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin speculāris.
Pronunciation
Adjective
especular m or f (masculine and feminine plural especulars)
Further reading
- “especular”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “especular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “especular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “especular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin speculārī.
Pronunciation
Verb
especular (first-person singular present especulo, first-person singular preterite especulei, past participle especulado)
- to speculate
- to investigate, to search
- to spy
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
especular (first-person singular present especulo, first-person singular preterite especulé, past participle especulado)
- to speculate, conjecture
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
Further reading
- “especular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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