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Dictionary: es·pe·cial   (ĭ-spĕsh'əl) pronunciation

adj.
  1. Of special importance or significance; exceptional: an occasion of especial joy.
  2. Relating to or directed toward a particular person, group, or purpose: called his father with especial birthday wishes; gave especial attention to the decorations.
  3. Peculiar to the individual; characteristic: She has an especial fondness for mushrooms.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin speciālis, of a kind, from speciēs, species.]


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adjective

    Of, relating to, or intended for a distinctive thing or group: individual, particular, special, specific. See specific/general.

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Definition: exceptional, particular
Antonyms: common, general, normal, ordinary, unexceptional, unspecific, usual


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: surpassing what is common or usual or expected
  Synonyms: exceptional, particular, special


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Especial

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - usædvanlig, exceptionel, særlig, speciel

Nederlands (Dutch)
speciaal, opmerkelijk, specifiek voor bepaald(e) persoon/ding

Français (French)
adj. - particulier, exceptionnel

Deutsch (German)
adj. - besonders

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ιδιαίτερος, εξαιρετικός

Italiano (Italian)
speciale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - especial

Русский (Russian)
особенный, особый, специальный, частный, конкретный, исключительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - especial

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - speciell, särskild

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
特别的, 特殊的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 特別的, 特殊的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 특별한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 特別な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) استثناء, خصوصي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מיוחד, ספציאלי, יוצא-דופן, ייחודי לאיש או לדבר כלשהו‬


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