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espial

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es⋅pi⋅al

  [i-spahy-uhl]
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–noun
1. the act of spying.
2. the act of keeping watch; observation.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME espiaille < MF. See espy, -al 2
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es·pi·al   (ĭ-spī'əl)   
n.  

  1. The act of watching or observing; observation.

  2. A taking notice of something; a discovery.

  3. The fact of being seen or noticed.


[Middle English espiaille, from Old French, from espier, to watch; see espy.]
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