| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | es·pi·al |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -sp   l |
| NOUN: | 1. The act of watching or observing; observation. 2. A taking notice of something; a discovery. 3. The fact of being seen or noticed. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English espiaille, from Old French, from espier, to watch. See espy.
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