Definitions for spécial
ˈspɛʃ əlspécial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 14 votes

1. specialnoun

   a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising

   "they are having a special on pork chops"

2. specialnoun

   a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant

3. specialadjective

   a television production that features a particular person or work or topic

   "the last of a series of BBC specials on Iran is being shown tonight"

4. particular(a), peculiar(a), special(a)adjective

   unique or specific to a person or thing or category

   "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"

5. specialadjective

   for a special service or occasion

   "a special correspondent"; "a special adviser to the committee"; "had to get special permission for the event"

6. especial(a), exceptional, particular(a), specialadjective

   surpassing what is common or usual or expected

   "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?"

7. specialadjective

   adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose

   "a special kind of paint"; "a special medication for arthritis"

8. limited, specialadjective

   having a specific function or scope

   "a special (or specific) role in the mission"

9. particular, specialadjective

   first and most important

   "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work"

10. extra, specialadjective

    added to a regular schedule

    "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. specialnoun

   A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.

   We're running a special on turkey for Thanksgiving.

2. specialnoun

   Unusual or exceptional episode of a series

3. specialnoun

   A special constable.

4. specialnoun

   Anything that is not according to normal practice, plan, or schedule, as an unscheduled run of transportation that is normally scheduled.

   Thousands came to the special that carried the President's coffin.

5. specialadjective

   Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality.

   a special episode of a television series

6. specialadjective

   Of particular interest or value; certain; dear; beloved; favored.

   Everyone is special to someone.

7. specialadjective

   Retarded; mentally handicapped

   He goes to a special school.

8. specialadjective

   Constituting or relating to a species.

   The seven dark spots is a special property unique to Coccinella septempunctata.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Specialadjective

   Etymology: special, Fr. specialis, Latin.

   1. Noting a sort or species.

   A special idea is called by the schools a species. Isaac Watts.

   2. Particular; peculiar.

   Most commonly with a certain special grace of her own, wagging her lips, and grinning instead of smiling. Philip Sidney.

   The several books of scripture having had each some several occasion and particular purpose which caused them to be written, the contents thereof are according to the exigence of that special end whereunto they are intended. Richard Hooker.

   Of all men alive
   I never yet beheld that special face,
   Which I could fancy more than any other. William Shakespeare.

   Nought so vile that on the earth doth live,
   But to the earth some special good doth give. William Shakespeare.

   Our Saviour is represented every where in scripture, as the special patron of the poor and the afflicted, and as laying their interests to heart more nearly than those of any other of his members. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   3. Appropriate; designed for a particular purpose.

   O Neal, upon his marriage with a daughter of Kildare, was made denizen by a special act of parliament. Davies.

   4. Extraordinary; uncommon.

   That which necessity of some special time doth cause to be enjoined, bindeth no longer than during that time, but doth afterward become free. Richard Hooker.

   Though our charity should be universal, yet as it cannot be actually exercised, but on particular times, so it should be chiefly on special opportunities. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.

   He bore
   A paunch of the same bulk before;
   Which still he had a special care
   To keep well cramm’d with thrifty fare. Hudibras.

   5. Chief in excellence.

   The king hath drawn
   The special head of all the land together. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Special

   Special is an alternative rock song written, performed and produced by Garbage, and was the third international single to be released from the band's platinum second album Version 2.0. "Special" gained much attention in the music press upon the 1998 release of Version 2.0, as it contained a vocal interpolation of a lyric taken from "Talk of The Town" by The Pretenders. A moderate hit in the United Kingdom and Australia in October 1998, "Special" became a sleeper hit in the United States the following year. The song's success was marked by becoming nominated in the Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group categories at the 2000 Grammy Awards, and winning a Wisconsin Area Music Industry award for Song of the Year and a Citation of Achievement from the BMI Pop Awards. The sci-fi inspired music video for "Special" also received nominations from music industry award panels, winning a D&AD Award, a MTV Video Music Award, and a VH1 Visionary Video award. In 2007, "Special" was remastered and included on Garbage's greatest hits album Absolute Garbage.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. special

   Special can be defined as something that is not ordinary or usual. It is characterized by unique qualities or attributes that set it apart from others. Special often connotes something remarkable, exceptional, or distinct in a positive way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Specialadjective

   of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort

2. Specialadjective

   particular; peculiar; different from others; extraordinary; uncommon

3. Specialadjective

   appropriate; designed for a particular purpose, occasion, or person; as, a special act of Parliament or of Congress; a special sermon

4. Specialadjective

   limited in range; confined to a definite field of action, investigation, or discussion; as, a special dictionary of commercial terms; a special branch of study

5. Specialadjective

   chief in excellence

6. Specialnoun

   a particular

7. Specialnoun

   one appointed for a special service or occasion

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Special

   "Special" is an alternative rock song written, performed and produced by Garbage, and was the third international single to be released from the band's platinum second album Version 2.0. "Special" gained much attention in the music press upon the 1998 release of Version 2.0, as it contained a vocal interpolation of a lyric taken from "Talk of The Town" by The Pretenders. A moderate hit in the United Kingdom and Australia in October 1998, "Special" became a sleeper hit in the United States the following year. The song's success was marked by becoming nominated in the Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group categories at the 2000 Grammy Awards, and winning a Wisconsin Area Music Industry award for Song of the Year and a Citation of Achievement from the BMI Pop Awards. The acclaimed sci-fi inspired music video for "Special" also received multiple nominations from music industry award panels; winning a D&AD Award, a MTV Video Music Award, and a VH1 Visionary Video award. In 2007, "Special" was remastered and included on Garbage's greatest hits album Absolute Garbage.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Special

   spesh′al, adj. of a species or sort; particular: distinctive: uncommon: designed for a particular purpose: confined to a particular subject or application.—n. any special or particular person or thing: any person or thing set apart for a particular duty—a constable, a railway-tram, &c.: a newspaper extra, a despatch from a special correspondent.—n. Specialisā′tion, the act or process of specialising: differentiation, as of organs, functions, &c.—v.t. Spec′ialise, to make specifically distinct, to limit to a particular kind of action or use.—v.i. to act in some particular way, to take a particular direction, as to devote one's self especially to some particular branch of study.—ns. Spec′ialism, devotion to some particular study or pursuit; Spec′ialist, one who devotes himself to a special subject.—adj. Specialist′ic.—n. Special′ity, the particular characteristic of a person or thing: a special occupation or object of attention.—adv. Spec′ially.—ns. Spec′ialty, something special or distinctive: any special product, article of sale or of manufacture: any special pursuit, department of study, &c.: a special contract for the payment of money; Specie (spē′shi), gold and silver coin, metallic money (abl. of L. species, kind); Spē′cies, a group of individuals having common marks or characteristics, specialised from others of the same genus to which it is subordinate: a group under a higher class, a kind or sort, a distinct constituent part, an element: an appearance to the senses, an image of an external object presented to the eye or the mind; Spē′cies-mong′er, one who busies himself with classifications only, indifferent to wider biological relations, one who makes distinctions for distinction's sake; Spēcif′ic, a remedy which has a special power in a particular disease: an infallible remedy.—adjs. Spēcif′ic, -al, pertaining to, or constituting, a species: that specifies: peculiar to: produced by some special cause: precise: infallible.—adv. Spēcif′ically.—ns. Spēcif′icalness, Spēcif′icness, the state or quality of being specific.—Special constable (see Constable); Special license (see License); Special pleading (see Plead); Special verdict (see Verdict).—Specific density, the mass of any given substance contained in unit volume; Specific gravity, the weight of any given substance as compared with the weight of an equal bulk or volume of water or other standard substance at the same temperature and pressure; Specific heat (see Heat).

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1. special

   Song lyrics by special -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by special on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SPECIAL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Special is ranked #120901 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Special surname appeared 143 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Special.
   
   95.8% or 137 total occurrences were White.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'spécial' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #409

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'spécial' in Written Corpus Frequency: #669

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'spécial' in Adjectives Frequency: #43

Anagrams for spécial »

1. piacles

2. plaices

How to pronounce spécial?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say spécial in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spécial in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spécial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of spécial in a Sentence

1. Magdalena Jimenez:

   They were beautiful, each one had its own special touch, we need people with the heart this lady has…it’s a blessing to know people like that.

2. Brian Kateman:

   If I am going to eat meat, I try to make it something that's rare, something that's special, and certainly whenever I have meat, it's a much smaller portion.

3. White House:

   Everyone in this country is affected by this program and so everyone should be allowed to provide their government with their views, and the plaintiffs here were denied that process. while opponents of our plan are siding with special interests and trying every which way to keep millions of middle class Americans in debt, the President and his Administration are fighting to lawfully give middle-class families some breathing room as they recover from the pandemic and prepare to resume loan payments in January.

4. Bob Iger:

   This is the end of my 47 1/2 yr ABC @Disney journey and it was' the ride of a lifetime,' enormous thanks to my colleagues fellow cast members special thanks to my wife Willow my 4 children.

5. Tom Perez:

   Sekulow added. During a lengthy presentation before the Senate on Thursday, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, rehashed corruption allegations Trump has floated against Hunter Bidens and sought to debunk them. The point was to show that there was no legitimate basis for Trump to be seeking an investigation into Hunter Bidens, and the request to Ukraines presidentwas made purely to dirty up a Democratic rival who was polling better than him. WHO ARE THE TRUMP IMPEACHMENT MANAGERS ? MEET PELOSIS HAND-PICKED PROSECUTORS There was no basis for the investigation that the president was pursuing and pushing. None. He was doing it only for his political benefit, Sylvia Garcia said. But the presentation took some Republicans by surprise, and some suggested The House Democrats may have handed them a perfect opportunity to scrutinize how Huner Biden joined the board of a Ukraine energy company, Burisma, in 2014, while Huner Biden father was playing a key role in handling then-President Obamas Ukraine policy. The House Democrats perhaps unintentionally threw Huner Biden under the bus, said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Josh Hawley was surprised by how much time Democrats devoted to trying to debunk any legitimate reason why Trump would want to investigate Huner Biden and Huner Biden and said the House impeachment managers really opened the door for Hunter Bidens to play a central role in the trial and become material witnesses. If were going to call witnesses, [ Democrats ] have made the case very successfully that we need to call Huner Biden and probably Huner Biden, Josh Hawley said Friday. Trump has peddled the highly-contested accusation that the elder Huner Biden pressed for the firing of top Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin to spareBurisma from scrutiny. Ousting Shokin was, in fact, the official position of the U.S. government and its Western allies, including European Union nations and the International Monetary Fund leadership, because Shokin was believed to be incompetent or corrupt himself. Tom Perez, chair of the Democratic National Committee, blasted Republicans on Friday following opening arguments by House managers. The presidents guilt is indisputable and Tom Perez actions are indefensible, the evidence against Trump is overwhelming. And his abuse of power is a clear and present danger to the future of our democracy. For those reasons, it is unconscionable for Senate Republicans to let Trump off the hook with a sham trial. Make no mistake : A trial without documents or witnesses is a cover-up. If Trump is acquitted after he has confessed and suggested hed do it again the Senate will have legitimized foreign interference in our elections and ruled it acceptable for our leaders to extort other countries for personal gain. The former vice president said in December he sees no legal basis to be called because the impeachment case against Trump is about the presidents actions, not Huner Biden or his sons. Huner Biden told reporters that Huner Biden joined the Burisma board without notifying Huner Biden father ; theres no law preventing a vice presidents son from taking international posts, just as Trumps children still advance Huner Biden real estate interests abroad. Ukrainian officials have said they found no wrongdoing in Hunter Bidens service on the board. SENATORS PLAY WITH FIDGET SPINNERS, STRESS BALLS TO PASS TIME DURING IMPEACHMENT Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said hes seen no evidence against Hunter Bidens and Mark Warner wont second guess the strategy of the House impeachment managers to spend so much time on them in their presentation. Mark Warner, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Mark Warner viewed The House Democrats move as a chance to counter what they believe the presidents lawyers would put forward. Im anxious to hear any kind of evidentiary facts, other than simply innuendo, Mark Warner said Friday of Trumps defense team. I know weve heard a lot of innuendoes so far. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has rejected moves to call witnesses, saying it could turn the trial into a circus, and Lindsey Graham has advocated for a speedy trial and Trump acquittal. Still, Lindsey Graham said hes convinced Huner Biden and Hunter Bidens conduct in Ukraine needs to be investigated -- but after the impeachment trial is over. Im going to look at them, Lindsey Graham, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Friday.Are you going to impeach me ? Because somebody should [ investigate ]. Id prefer Senate Judiciary Committee not to be me, Id prefer Senate Judiciary Committee to be somebody like [ Special Counsel Robert ] Mueller [ because ] this is not good foreign policy. This is not good government. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS The House Democrats impeached Trump on two articles : abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. They had three days to present their case to senators. Trumps legal team will get their shot starting Saturday.Sekulow billed their weekend presentation as a.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spécial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=spécial
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spécial
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=spécial
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=spécial
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html