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   special

   /ˈspɛʃl/

   adjective

   • 1. better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual: "they always made a special effort at Christmas" Similar exceptionalparticularextra specialunusualmarkedsingularuncommonnotablenoteworthyremarkableoutstandinguniqueinformal:speshmomentoussignificantmemorableof momentsignalimportanthistoricfestivegalared-letterOpposite ordinary
   • ▪ exceptionally good or pleasant: "she's a very special person" Similar exceptionalparticularextra specialunusualmarkedsingularuncommonnotablenoteworthyremarkableoutstandinguniqueinformal:speshOpposite ordinary
   • ▪ (of a subject) studied in particular depth: "I wanted to take the Crusades as my special subject"
   • 2. belonging specifically to a particular person or place: "we want to preserve our town's special character" Similar distinctivedistinctindividualparticularspecificcertainpeculiardefiniteexpresspreciseOpposite general
   • ▪ designed or organized for a particular person, purpose, or occasion: "we will return by special coaches" Similar specificparticularpurpose-builttailor-madecustom-built
   • ▪ used to denote education for students with particular educational requirements arising from physical or intellectual disability or behavioural difficulties.
   • 3. denoting a group consisting of matrices of unit determinant.

   noun

   • 1. a thing, such as a product or broadcast, that is designed or organized for a particular occasion or purpose: "television's election night specials"
   • ▪ a dish not on the regular menu at a restaurant but served on a particular day: "customers queue for such specials as vegetable lasagne"
   • ▪ a person assigned to a special duty; a special constable or special correspondent: "when I went to arrest him he saw that I was a special"
   • ▪ a product or service offered at a temporarily reduced price: "Mrs Hill was a careful shopper, choosing house brands and in-store specials"

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French especial ‘especial’ or Latin specialis, from species ‘appearance’ (see species).

   Derivatives

   • 1. specialness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPECIAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • Znaczenie Special, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SPECIAL definicja: 1. not ordinary or usual: 2. especially...

   • Special: German Translation

     SPECIAL translate: besondere/-es/-er, Spezial-…, der...

   • Special: French Translation

     SPECIAL translate: spécial/-ale, particulier/-ière,...

   • Special: Arabic Translation

     SPECIAL translate: خاصّ, خاصّ. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Special in Russian

     SPECIAL translate: особенный , специальный, особенный ,...

   • Portuguese Translation

     SPECIAL translate: especial, especial, especial, oferta,...

   • Special in Catalan

     special translate: especial, especial. Learn more in the...

   • Special in Japanese

     SPECIAL translate: 特別な, 特殊な, 特別（とくべつ）な, 特殊（とくしゅ）な,...

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   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.

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   adjective. unique or specific to a person or thing or category. “the special features of a computer” “my own special chair” synonyms: particular, peculiar. specific.

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