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Special case

noun
Word Frequency: 4.3

Definitions

1.nounA class of phenomena that is a subset of a more general class
2.nounA theorem or other statement that follows directly from a more general statement
3.verbTo treat something as a special case; to handle in an explicitly different way.

Synonyms

specialtyexemplarexceptionalityexceptionalexemplificationone-of-a-kindexemplaryspecialsuperspecializationpictureexceptionalismspecial interest

Antonyms

generalization
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