English Dictionary

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 somethingplay

  Familiarity information: ESPIAL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ESPIAL (noun)


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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