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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

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   • Some common synonyms of special are especial, individual, particular, and specific. While all these words mean "of or relating to one thing or clas...
   • The meanings of especial and special largely overlap; however, especial may add implications of preeminence or preference. // a matter of especial...
   • While the synonyms individual and special are close in meaning, individual implies unequivocal reference to one of a class or group. // valued each...
   • In some situations, the words particular and special are roughly equivalent. However, particular stresses the distinctness of something as an indiv...
   • Although the words specific and special have much in common, specific implies a quality or character distinguishing a kind or a species. // childre...

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   • above special n. anomalous adj. exceeding adj. extraordinary adj. #remarkable new special n. notable adj. noteworthy adj. odd adj. odd special n. peculiar adj. special special n. spesh adj. #informal, british unique adj. weekly special n. aberrant adj. aberrated adj.

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   • Some common synonyms of special are especial, individual, particular, and specific. While all these words mean "of or relating to one thing or class," special stresses having a quality, character, identity, or use of its own.

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   • Not Special synonyms - 42 Words and Phrases for Not Special. any particular. any special. as special. big a deal. especially not. just ordinary. more than the average. no big deal.

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   • specially WordReference English Thesaurus © 2022 Sense:Adverb Synonyms: especially, particularly, uniquely, specifically, expressly, notably 'specially' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): especially- in particular- notably- particularly- separately- specifically

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