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ESPIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does espial mean?
• ESPIAL (noun)
The noun ESPIAL has 1 sense:
1. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
Familiarity information: ESPIAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of detecting something; catching sight of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
catching; detection; espial; spotting; spying
Hypernyms ("espial" is a kind of...):
discovery; find; uncovering (the act of discovering something)
Derivation:
espy (catch sight of)
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