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see|spécial
English

rank|James|Greek|island|934|special|memory|proved|plan

Pronunciation
IPA|/�spe��l/
SAMPA|/"speS@l/
AHD|sp�sh'�l
audio|en-us-special.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-���l|-���l

Etymology
From OF. especial (French: #French|spécial), from L. specialis (< species, speciei). Used in English since the 13th Century.

Adjective
en-adj-more-most

1. of particular interest; dear; beloved; favored
2. (offensive slang): retarded; handicapped

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|خاص unicode|(�a��)
Chinese: ��� (tèbié de), ��� (zhu�nmén de)
Dutch: speciaal
Esperanto: speciala
Finnish: erityinen, erikoinen, erityis-
French: spécial
German: speziell, Spezial-
Hebrew: ����� (me-yukhad)
Hungarian: különleges, speciális
Ido: partikulara
Italian: speciale
mid
Japanese: ��� (�����, tokubetsu na)
Korean: ��� (teukbyeolhan)
Portuguese: especial
Norwegian: spesiell
Russian: �пе�иал�н�й (spetsiál�nyj)
Spanish: especial
Swedish: speciell
Tagalog: espesyal, natatangi, pantangi
Telugu: ప�రత�య�� (pratyaeka)
Turkish: özel

Related terms
specialisation, specialization
specialise, specialize
specialist
speciality, specialty
specially

Noun
en-noun

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

Category:1000 English basic words

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fi:special
ta:special
te:special
vi:special
tr:special

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