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Word entry · 7 letters

special

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"Unusual or important"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈspɛʃ.əl/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aceilpsStarts with SEnds with L1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Unusual or important

Word origin

From Middle English *special, especial, especiall, from Old French especial (whence also French spécial), from Latin speciālis (from speciēs). In this sense displaced native Old English synderlīċ. Doublet of especial.

Used in a sentence

  • a special episode of a television series
  • her special blend of spices
  • Everyone is special to someone.

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