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See also:spécial

English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle English*special,especial,especiall, fromOld Frenchespecial (whence alsoFrenchspécial), fromLatinspeciālis (fromspeciēs). In this sense displaced nativeOld Englishsynderlīċ.Doublet ofespecial.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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special (comparativemorespecialorspecialer,superlativemostspecialorspecialest)

  1. Distinguished by aunique,particular, orunusual quality.
    aspecial episode of a television series
    herspecial blend of spices
  2. Of particular value or interest;dear;beloved.
    Everyone isspecial to someone.
    hisspecial friend of many years, Bill
  3. (military) Of or related tounconventionalwarfare.
    special forces,special operations
  4. (law) Appointed specifically to examine a single event or issue.
    For the few times the U.S. Supreme Court has to actually try a case, they will appoint aspecial master to do so.
    After theWatergate break in, aspecial prosecutor was appointed.
  5. Constituting or relating to aspecies.
    Synonym:specific
    Having seven dark spots is aspecial property unique toCoccinella septempunctata.
  6. (euphemistic, not comparable) Of or related todisabilities, especiallylearning orintellectual disabilities.
    He goes to aspecial school.
    1. (by extension, derogatory, often offensive, comparable)Stupid, lackingintelligence.
      What do you mean, you don't understand the sign? What are you,special?
  7. (euphemistic, not comparable)
    1. Of, being, or pertaining tosexual intercourse or thegenitals.
      The parents told the kids not to bother them duringspecial time.
      The girl said the man had tried to touch herspecial place.
    2. Infused with adrug, especiallymarijuana; that is anedible.
      • 2012 November 1, Klyde,How To Hide The Smell Of Weed, Lulu.com,→ISBN, page 9:
        This book will help you to […] • Cook with the confidence that the neighbors won't find out your brownies are 'special' • Never again worry about getting caught growing because someone smelled your garden
      • 2020 March 19, I. D. Oro,Mexico Wall 130, I. D. Oro, page136:
        Then with the rest of the money I use it to pay for the building, maintenance, utilities, up keep, and thespecial brownies! In addition, I have bongs that the parishioners can use if they forget to bring their own bongs for smoking.
      • 2021 June 15, Laura Heffernan,Sweet Reality, Empress Books:
        “Jen, when someone offers you 'special' brownies or 'funny' brownies, they have pot in them. You're totally high right now.” Me, high? No way! No one ever offered the nerdy girl drugs. And I'd never, ever accept them.
      • 2021 September 23, Gillian A. Corsiatto,Duck Light, FriesenPress,→ISBN, page 5:
        “They'respecial brownies,” said Rosie. Special brownies! Of course they were special! They were perfect and delicious! What a great word to describe them! Rosie caught on that Lulu had not caught on. “Special brownies. Happy brownies. […] They're the ones that have weed in them.”

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Translations

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distinguished by a unique or unusual quality
of particular interest or value; certain; dear; beloved; favored
of or related to disabilities, especially learning or intellectual disabilities
constituting or relating to a species
stupid, lacking intelligence—seeslow,‎touched in the head
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Noun

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special (pluralspecials)

  1. Areduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered; the thing thus sold.
    Synonym:offer
    Hyponym:blue-light special
    We're running aspecial on turkey for Thanksgiving.
    I didn't have much money, so I bought thespecial.
  2. A meal offered only at a certain time by arestaurant, not as a standing fixture of themenu; often, one of arotation of mealssystematically offered for a lowerprice; also often a dish at anondiscounted price that is seasonal or otherwise exciting or unusual.
    Hyponyms:blue-plate special,early bird special
    Today's dinnerspecial is wild salmon, which we don't normally get a chance to offer.
    The Tuesday lunchspecial is our tuna melt on rye.
  3. (broadcasting) Unusual or exceptionalepisode of aseries.
    Hyponyms:after school special,after-school special
    Did you see the Christmasspecial?
  4. (British, colloquial) Aspecial constable.
  5. Anything that is not according to normal practice, plan, or schedule, as an unscheduled run of transportation that is normally scheduled.
    Thousands came to see thespecial that carried the President's coffin.
  6. Anyunlicensedmedicine produced or obtained for aspecificindividualpatient.
  7. (pinball) An award, typically a free game, that is made available to the player upon reaching or completing a major objective in apinball game.
  8. (journalism) Ajournalist sent to the scene of anevent to report back.
    Hypernyms:journalist,reporter,correspondent
    Coordinate term:stringer
  9. (journalism) Adispatch sent back by a special correspondent.
    Hypernym:report
  10. (theater) Alight thatilluminates a specific person or thing on the stage.
    Hypernym:light
    Coordinate term:spotlight
    • 2009, Steven Shelley,A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, page132:
      In addition to followspots, there will be three frontlightspecials on Autoyokes hung on the truss to provide frontlightspecials.
    • 2009, Jennifer Bringle,Lighting, page23:
      The first is aspecial—a single lighting instrument that lights a particular spot on the stage.Specials generally have no color, or a more saturated color, allowing them to stand out through other lighting onstage.
  11. One of certain mixed-breed dogs.
    SingaporeSpecial;  Darwinspecial
  12. Aracehorse predicted to win; asure thing.
    • 1995,Paul Vautin,Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page146:
      "How's your horse going to go Fatty?" My replies included, "It's aspecial." "Get on. It can't be beaten."

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Translations

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A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered
(TV, radio) Unusual or exceptional episode of a series

Verb

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special (third-person singular simple presentspecials,present participle(US)specialingor(UK)specialling,simple past and past participle(US)specialedor(UK)specialled)

  1. (nursing) Tosupervise apatientone-on-one.
    • 1905, Shadyside Hospital (Pittsburgh, Pa.),Annual Report‎[3], page27:
      We have not sent our pupils out on private duty except a very few times, but they have an unusual amount ofspecialing to do inside.
    • 2015 July 7, Jo-Ann Giandinoto, Karen-leigh Edward, “The phenomenon of co-morbid physical and mental illness in acute medical care: the lived experience of Australian health professionals”, inBMC Research Notes‎[4], volume 8,→DOI:
      Participant three described their personal interest in mental health care: “I have an interest in mental health but I have found that other staff on the surgical ward who have been there for a while… often say I hatespecialling these patients…”

References

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  • “special”, inOneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishspecial.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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special m (pluralspecials,nodiminutive)

  1. aspecialbroadcastepisode

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Middle French

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Adjective

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special m (feminine singularspeciale,masculine pluralspeciaulx,feminine pluralspeciales)

  1. special;extraordinary; beyond what is usual

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchspécial, fromLatinspecialis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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special m orn (feminine singularspecială,masculine pluralspeciali,feminine and neuter pluralspeciale)

  1. special

Declension

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Declension ofspecial
singularplural
masculineneuterfemininemasculineneuterfeminine
nominative-
accusative		indefinitespecialspecialăspecialispeciale
definitespecialulspecialaspecialiispecialele
genitive-
dative		indefinitespecialspecialespecialispeciale
definitespecialuluispecialeispecialilorspecialelor

Swedish

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Noun

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special c

  1. alarge-scalemap folded into the main map or nautical chart
    Synonym:specialkarta

Declension

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Declension ofspecial
nominativegenitive
singularindefinitespecialspecials
definitespecialenspecialens
pluralindefinitespecialerspecialers
definitespecialernaspecialernas

Adjective

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special

  1. (almost exclusively in compounds)special
    specialfall
    special case

Derived terms

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