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special

spe·cial

special

 
 
pronunciation:
spe shl
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
features:
Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition: different, better, or more important than the usual.
A wedding is a special occasion.Gina is my special friend.
antonyms:
ordinary, regular
similar words:
peculiar, unusual
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)special extra
(adj.)special + noun agent, arrangement, attention, consideration, delivery, discount, education, effect, eligibility, emphasis, event, exhibit, favor, feature, focus, force, gift, guest, interest, mention, need, occasion, operation, permission, permit, precaution, report, section, session, status, talent, treat, treatment, unit [See all][See only the most frequent]
 
part of speech: noun
definition: a sale of certain things for lower prices.
Apples are on special at the market this week.There was a special on peaches last week.
synonyms:
sale
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)special blue, daily, weekly
verb + (n.)special drink, feature, list, offer, order
noun + (n.)special Help advantage, bar, bird, breakfast, cable, chef, comedy, coupon, dinner, dish, drink, evening, fish, holiday, hour, list, lunch, magazine, movie, network, night, plate, reality, restaurant, series, television, weekend  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: specially (adv.)
Word Parts  About this feature
The word special contains the following part:
spect, spec, spic, spectro Latin root that means to see, look, watch