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1
being the one or ones of a class with no other members
- the President claimed that international terrorism was a special threat that required a special way of dealing with it
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2
granted special treatment or attention
- one student who was treated as special by the teacher
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3
of a particular or exact sort
- you'll need special permission from the fire department to do that
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The first known use of special was in the 14th century
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