Entry Word: special

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 being the one or ones of a class with no other members <claimed that international terrorism was a special threat that required a special way of dealing with it> — see only 2
2 granted special treatment or attention <one student who was treated as special by the teacher> — see darling 1
3 of a particular or exact sort <youʼll need special permission from the principal to do that> — see express 1