Special

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Special \Spe"cial\, a. [L. specialis, fr. species a particular
     sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. sp['e]cial. See {Species}, and
     cf. {Especial}.]
     1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or
        sort.
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              A special is called by the schools a "species". --I.
                                                    Watts.
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     2. Particular; peculiar; different from others;
        extraordinary; uncommon.
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              Our Savior is represented everywhere in Scripture as
              the special patron of the poor and the afficted.
                                                    --Atterbury.
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              To this special evil an improvement of style would
              apply a special redress.              --De Quincey.
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     3. Appropriate; designed for a particular purpose, occasion,
        or person; as, a special act of Parliament or of Congress;
        a special sermon.
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     4. Limited in range; confined to a definite field of action,
        investigation, or discussion; as, a special dictionary of
        commercial terms; a special branch of study.
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     5. Chief in excellence. [Obs.]
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              The king hath drawn
              The special head of all the land together. --Shak.
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     {Special administration} (Law), an administration limited to
        certain specified effects or acts, or one granted during a
        particular time or the existence of a special cause, as
        during a controversy respecting the probate of a will, or
        the right of administration, etc.
  
     {Special agency}, an agency confined to some particular
        matter.
  
     {Special bail}, {Bail above}, or {Bail to the action} (Law),
        sureties who undertake that, if the defendant is
        convicted, he shall satisfy the plaintiff, or surrender
        himself into custody. --Tomlins. --Wharton (Law Dict.).
  
     {Special constable}. See under {Constable}. --Bouvier.
  
     {Special damage} (Law), a damage resulting from the act
        complained of, as a natural, but not the necessary,
        consequence of it.
  
     {Special demurrer} (Law), a demurrer for some defect of form
        in the opposite party pleading, in which the cause of
        demurrer is particularly stated.
  
     {Special deposit}, a deposit made of a specific thing to be
        kept distinct from others.
  
     {Special homology}. (Biol.) See under {Homology}.
  
     {Special injuction} (Law), an injuction granted on special
        grounds, arising of the circumstances of the case.
        --Daniell.
  
     {Special issue} (Law), an issue produced upon a special plea.
        --Stephen.
  
     {Special jury} (Law), a jury consisting of persons of some
        particular calling, station, or qualification, which is
        called upon motion of either party when the cause is
        supposed to require it; a struck jury.
  
     {Special orders} (Mil.), orders which do not concern, and are
        not published to, the whole command, such as those
        relating to the movement of a particular corps, a detail,
        a temporary camp, etc.
  
     {Special partner}, a limited partner; a partner with a
        limited or restricted responsibility; -- unknown at common
        law.
  
     {Special partnership}, a limited or particular partnership;
        -- a term sometimes applied to a partnership in a
        particular business, operation, or adventure.
  
     {Special plea in bar} (Law), a plea setting forth particular
        and new matter, distinguished from the general issue.
        --Bouvier.
  
     {Special pleader} (Law), originally, a counsel who devoted
        himself to drawing special counts and pleas; in a wider
        sense, a lawyer who draws pleadings.
  
     {Special pleading} (Law), the allegation of special or new
        matter, as distingiushed from a direct denial of matter
        previously alleged on the side. --Bouvier. The popular
        denomination of the whole science of pleading. --Stephen.
        The phrase is sometimes popularly applied to the specious,
        but unsound, argumentation of one whose aim is victory,
        and not truth. --Burrill.
  
     {Special property} (Law), a qualified or limited ownership
        possession, as in wild animals, things found or bailed.
  
     {Special session}, an extraordinary session; a session at an
        unusual time or for an unusual purpose; as, a special
        session of Congress or of a legislature.
  
     {Special statute}, or {Special law}, an act of the
        legislature which has reference to a particular person,
        place, or interest; a {private law}; -- in distinction
        from a {general law} or {public law}.
  
     {Special verdict} (Law), a special finding of the facts of
        the case, leaving to the court the application of the law
        to them. --Wharton (Law Dict.).
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     Syn: Peculiar; appropriate; specific; dictinctive;
          particular; exceptional; singular. See {Peculiar}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Special \Spe"cial\, n.
     1. A particular. [Obs.] --Hammond.
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     2. One appointed for a special service or occasion.
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     {In special}, specially; in particular. --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  special
       adj 1: unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the
              particular demands of the job"; "has a paraticular
              preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of
              sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to
              Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the
              special features of a computer"; "my own special
              chair" [syn: {particular(a)}, {peculiar(a)}, {special(a)}]
       2: for a special service or occasion; "a special
          correspondent"; "a special adviser to the committee"; "had
          to get special permission for the event"
       3: surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid
          especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a
          matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special
          occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what's
          so special about the year 2000?" [syn: {especial(a)}, {exceptional},
           {particular(a)}]
       4: adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose; "a special
          kind of paint"; "a special medication for arthritis"
       5: having a specific function or scope; "a special (or
          specific) role in the mission" [syn: {limited}]
       6: first and most important; "his special interest is music";
          "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her
          volunteer work" [syn: {particular}]
       7: added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight";
          "put on special buses for the big game" [syn: {extra}]
       n 1: a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced
            price) that is featured in advertising; "they are having
            a special on pork chops"
       2: a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant
       3: a television production that features a particular person or
          work or topic; "the last of a series of BBC specials on
          Iran is being shown tonight"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  211 Moby Thesaurus words for "special":
     Amtrak, absolute, another, article, article of commerce,
     article of merchandise, baggage train, best, bizarre, bosom,
     cable railroad, categorical, celebrated, celebratory, certain,
     characteristic, choo-choo, classificational, classificatory, close,
     closest, cog railroad, cog railway, commodity, concerted, concrete,
     conspicuous, curious, daily, daily newspaper, dear, defined,
     defining, definite, deliberate, denominative, designated, detailed,
     determinate, determined, devoted, different, differential,
     distinct, distinctive, distinctively, distinguished, divisional,
     divisionary, drug, el, electric, electric train, elevated, else,
     eminent, esoteric, especial, esteemed, estimable, exact,
     exceptional, exclusive, express, express train, extra,
     extra edition, extraordinary, faithful, feature, festive, finicky,
     fixed, flier, freight, freight train, freighter, full, funicular,
     fussy, gala, gazette, good, goods train, idiosyncratic, important,
     individual, inimitable, inner, interurban, intimate, item,
     lead item, leader, leading card, lightning express, limited, local,
     loss leader, loyal, main feature, major, marked, memorable,
     meticulous, metro, milk train, minute, momentous, monorail,
     national newspaper, neighborhood newspaper, news, newspaper,
     newspaper of record, nice, noble, not that sort, not the same,
     not the type, notable, noteworthy, occasional, odd, of a sort,
     of another sort, of mark, of sorts, ordinal, other, other than,
     otherwise, outstanding, paper, paramount, parliamentary,
     parliamentary train, particular, particularly, passenger train,
     peculiar, personal, picayune, pointed, precise, prestigious,
     primary, prime, private, product, prominent,
     rack-and-pinion railroad, rag, railroad train, rare, rattler,
     red-letter, remarkable, rememberable, reputable, respective,
     rolling stock, salient, seconds, set, several, sheet, shuttle,
     shuttle train, signal, significant, singular, solipsistic,
     special edition, speciality, specialized, specially, specific,
     specifically, standard article, staple, staple item, staunch,
     steadfast, strange, streamliner, striking, subdivisional, subway,
     sui generis, tabloid, taxonomic, telling, train, tube, typal,
     typical, uncommon, unconventional, underground, unforgettable,
     unique, unorthodox, unusual, valued, vendible, ware, way train,
     weekly, weekly newspaper, weird
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  SPECIAL
       
          A SRI specification language.  [HDM?]
       
          ["SPECIAL - A Specification and Assertion Language",
          L. Robinson et al, TR CSL-46, SRI, Jan 1987].
       
       

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  SPECIAL. That which relates to a particular species or kind, opposed to 
  general; as special verdict and general verdict; special imparlance and 
  general imparlance; special jury, or one selected for a particular case, and 
  general jury; special issue and general issue, &c.