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special
[ spesh-uhl ]
adjective
- of a distinct or particular kind or character:
a special kind of key.
Antonyms:
- being a particular one; particular, individual, or certain:
You'd better call the special number.
- pertaining or peculiar to a particular person, thing, instance, etc.; distinctive; unique:
the special features of a plan.
- having a specific or particular function, purpose, etc.:
a special messenger.
- distinguished or different from what is ordinary or usual: to fix something special.
a special occasion;
to fix something special.
Synonyms:
- extraordinary; exceptional, as in amount or degree; especial:
special importance.
- being such in an exceptional degree; particularly valued:
a special friend.
- Sometimes Offensive. pertaining to people with singular needs or disabilities, or to their education:
disabled students with special needs;
state funding for special schools.
noun
- a special person or thing.
- a train used for a particular purpose, occasion, or the like.
- a special edition of a newspaper.
- Theater. a spotlight reserved for a particular area, property, actor, etc.:
Give me the coffin special.
- a temporary, arbitrary reduction in the price of regularly stocked goods, especially food; a particularly worthwhile offer or price:
The special this week is on sirloin steaks.
- Television. a single program not forming part of a regular series.
special
/ ˈɛʃə /
adjective
- distinguished, set apart from, or excelling others of its kind
- prenominal designed or reserved for a particular purpose
a special tool for working leather
- not usual or commonplace
- prenominal particular or primary
his special interest was music
- denoting or relating to the education of physically or mentally handicapped children
a special school
noun
- a special person or thing, such as an extra edition of a newspaper or a train reserved for a particular purpose
- a dish or meal given prominence, esp at a low price, in a café, etc
- slang.history a convict given special treatment on account of his education, social class, etc
- short for special constable
- informal.an item in a store that is advertised at a reduced price; a loss leader
verb
- informal.to advertise and sell (an item) at a reduced price
we are specialling butter this week
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Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·· adverb
- ·ٱ·· adjective
- ԴDz·· adjective noun
- ··· adjective noun
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Bobby Sherman, a teen idol of the 1960s, is at home getting ‘special care’ for terminal cancer, his wife says in an interview.
The River Usk is a designated special area of conservation protected by law, due to its importance for rare wildlife including the Atlantic salmon, which is threatened with extinction from Wales.
“That’s special, obviously in our memory and what he meant to the league, to the world of basketball, to our organization when he worked here,” Curry said of West, who died in June.
His son had been living with his grandparents under a special guardianship order because he and his ex-wife had past alcohol and domestic abuse issues.
But we knew “Last Resort” was special — that’s why we wanted it to be the first single.
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