Dictionary
spe•cial
Pronunciation: (spesh'ul), [key]—
adj.
1. of a distinct or particular kind or character:
a special kind of key.
2. being a particular one; particular, individual, or certain:
You'd better call the special number.
3. pertaining or peculiar to a particular person, thing, instance, etc.; distinctive; unique:
the special features of a plan.
4. having a specific or particular function, purpose, etc.:
a special messenger.
5. distinguished or different from what is ordinary or usual:
a special occasion; to fix something special.
6. extraordinary; exceptional, as in amount or degree; especial:
special importance.
7. being such in an exceptional degree; particularly valued:
a special friend.
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n.
1. a special person or thing.
2. a train used for a particular purpose, occasion, or the like.
3. a special edition of a newspaper.
4. Theat.a spotlight reserved for a particular area, property, actor, etc.:
Give me the coffin special.
5. a temporary, arbitrary reduction in the price of regularly stocked goods, esp. food; a particularly worthwhile offer or price:
The special this week is on sirloin steaks.
6. Television.a single program not forming part of a regular series.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
