Some articles on special:
... The 4th Special Operations Squadron (4 SOS) is part of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida ... It operates AC-130U Spooky aircraft providing special operations capability ...
... The 67th Special Operation Squadron is an active unit within the 352d Special Operations Group (352 SOG), United States Air Force, United States European Command ...
... For historical information, see Provinces of Korea and Special cities of Korea) One Special City (Teukbyeolsi, Capital City), six Metropolitan Cities (Gwangyeoksi, singular and plural.), nine ...
... Special Forces Command controls operations of Ranger Battalion, as well as the Special Force Battalions – Wolves ...
... Sermons on special occasions generally contain features that are relevant to the celebrations or the natural phenomena at whose arrival they are delivered ... Usually the verse 9 of Sūra LXVI is also recited and a special prayer called "Muḥammad's du'a"ʾ is said ... One major difference between the sermon delivered on special occasions and that delivered every Friday is that in the former the salat precedes the sermon, while in the latter the salat comes after ...
More definitions of "special":
- (noun): A dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant.
- (adj): Having a specific function or scope.
Example: "A special (or specific) role in the mission"
Synonyms: limited
- (adj): For a special service or occasion.
Example: "A special correspondent"; "a special adviser to the committee"; "had to get special permission for the event"
- (adj): Added to a regular schedule.
Example: "A special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game"
Synonyms: extra
- (adj): Surpassing what is common or usual or expected.
Example: "A special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's so special about the year 2000?"
Synonyms: especial, exceptional, particular
- (adj): First and most important.
Example: "His special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work"
Synonyms: particular
- (noun): A television production that features a particular person or work or topic.
Example: "The last of a series of BBC specials on Iran is being shown tonight"
- (adj): Unique or specific to a person or thing or category.
Example: "The special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"
Synonyms: particular, peculiar
- (adj): Adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose.
Example: "A special kind of paint"; "a special medication for arthritis"
Famous quotes containing the word special:
“Personal prudence, even when dictated by quite other than selfish considerations, surely is no special virtue in a military man; while an excessive love of glory, impassioning a less burning impulse, the honest sense of duty, is the first.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“Friendship is learned by watching and listening to you. If she sees that your friends are people you like and trust and don’t pretend with—people who suit you—she probably won’t pick friends who just pass by, or people who can help her or improve her status. If you treat friends in a special way, if you are kinder, more generous, more sympathetic, more forgiving with friends, she probably will be, too.”
—Stella Chess (20th century)
“When a mother quarrels with a daughter, she has a double dose of unhappiness—hers from the conflict, and empathy with her daughter’s from the conflict with her. Throughout her life a mother retains this special need to maintain a good relationship with her daughter.”
—Terri Apter (20th century)