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1.nounA reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered."We're running a special on turkey for Thanksgiving."
2.nounOne of a rotation of meals systematically offered for a lower price at a restaurant."Today's special is our tuna melt on rye."
3.nounUnusual or exceptional episode of a series."Did you see the Christmas special?"
4.nounA special constable.
5.nounAnything that is not according to normal practice, plan, or schedule, as an unscheduled run of transportation that is normally scheduled."Thousands came to see the special that carried the President's coffin."
6.nounAny unlicensed medicine produced or obtained for a specific individual patient.
7.nounA correspondent; a journalist sent to the scene of an event to report back.
8.nounA dispatch sent back by a special correspondent.
9.nounA light that illuminates a specific person or thing on the stage.
10.verb(nursing) To supervise a patient one-on-one.
11.adjectiveDistinguished by a unique or unusual quality."a special episode of a television series"
12.adjectiveOf particular personal interest or value; dear; beloved."Everyone is special to someone."
13.adjectiveOf or related to learning or intellectual disabilities."He goes to a special school."
14.adjectiveConstituting or relating to a species."The seven dark spots is a special property unique to Coccinella septempunctata."
15.adjectiveChief in excellence.
16.adjectiveOf or related to unconventional warfare, as in "special forces" and "special operations".