specialadjective
uk/ˈspeʃ.əl/us/ˈspeʃ.əl/special adjective (NOT USUAL)
A2 not ordinary or usual:
A2 especially great or important, or having a quality that most similar things or people do not have:
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- The informative asides about rural life make this wine guide rather special.
- I would like to say a big thankyou to everyone who's helped to make our wedding such a special occasion!
- The hotel has a special discount rate for newlyweds.
- I have a suit but I only wear it on special occasions.
- Her voice is OK, but it's nothing special.
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Unique and unusual
- accidental
- alt-
- alternative
- be marked out as sth idiom
- be one in a million idiom
- extraordinary
- fantastic
- guerrilla
- incongruous
- inimitable
- irreplaceable
- personalize
- random
- rarity
- refreshing
- remarkable
- remarkably
- signally
- singular
- unwonted
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special adjective (PARTICULAR)
B1 [ before noun ] having a particular purpose:
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- They use special chemicals to accelerate the growth of crops.
- These automatic cameras have a special focusing mechanism.
- This food processor has a special attachment for grinding coffee.
- Sailors have special equipment to help them navigate.
- They probed in the mud with a special drill.
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Particular and individual
- be the very thing idiom
- certain
- esp
- especially
- head
- individual
- individualism
- individualist
- one-trick pony
- particular
- particularity
- peculiar
- peculiarity
- peculiarly
- personally
- pet
- specific
- specifically
- the UN
- to wit idiom
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specialnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈspeʃ.əl/us/ˈspeʃ.əl/a television programme that is made for a particular reason or occasion and is not part of a series:
a dish that is available in a restaurant on a particular day that is not usually available:
mainly US a product that is being sold at a reduced price for a short period:
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Broadcasting: programmes & other broadcasts
- action replay
- blooper
- breakfast television
- broadcast
- bulletin
- commentary
- feature-length
- filler
- fly on the wall idiom
- game show
- God slot
- pilot
- podcast
- programme
- rom com
- serial
- signature tune
- simulcast
- sitcom
- sketch
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