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special
English
Etymology
From Middle English *special, especial, especiall, from Old French especial (whence also French spécial), from Latin specialis (from species, speciei).
Pronunciation
- enPR: sp??sh?l, IPA(key): /?sp?.??l/
- Rhymes: -???l
Adjective
special (comparative more special or specialer, superlative most special or specialest)
- Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality.
- Of particular personal interest or value; dear; beloved.
- (euphemistic) Of or related to disabilities, especially learning or intellectual disabilities.
- Constituting or relating to a species.
- Chief in excellence.
- (military) Of or related to unconventional warfare.
Antonyms
- (distinguished by a unique or unusual quality): common, non-special, ordinary, usual
Derived terms
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Translations
Noun
special (plural specials)
- A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.
- One of a rotation of meals systematically offered for a lower price at a restaurant.
- (broadcasting) Unusual or exceptional episode of a series.
- (Britain, colloquial) A special constable.
- Anything that is not according to normal practice, plan, or schedule, as an unscheduled run of transportation that is normally scheduled.
- Any unlicensed medicine produced or obtained for a specific individual patient.
- (journalism) A correspondent; a journalist sent to the scene of an event to report back.
- (journalism) A dispatch sent back by a special correspondent.
- (theater) A light that illuminates a specific person or thing on the stage.
- 2009, Steven Shelley, A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting (page 132)
- In addition to followspots, there will be three frontlight specials on Autoyokes hung on the truss to provide frontlight specials.
- 2009, Jennifer Bringle, Lighting (page 23)
- The first is a special—a single lighting instrument that lights a particular spot on the stage. Specials generally have no color, or a more saturated color, allowing them to stand out through other lighting onstage.
- 2009, Steven Shelley, A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting (page 132)
Translations
Verb
special (third-person singular simple present specials, present participle specialing or specialling, simple past and past participle specialed or specialled)
- (nursing) To supervise a patient one-on-one.
Anagrams
- epicals, piacles, plaices
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English special.
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /?sp?.??l/, /?sp?.??l/
- Hyphenation: spe?ci?al
Noun
special m (plural specials)
- A special broadcast episode.
Related terms
- speciaal
Middle French
Adjective
special m (feminine singular speciale, masculine plural speciaulx, feminine plural speciales)
- special; extraordinary; beyond what is usual
Romanian
Etymology
From French spécial, from Latin specialis.
Adjective
special m or n (feminine singular special?, masculine plural speciali, feminine and neuter plural speciale)
- special
Declension
special From the web:
- what special day is today
- what special day is tomorrow
- what specialty does jo choose
- what special day is it
- what specials does mcdonald's have
- what specialty does izzie choose
- what specialty does lexie choose
- what special days are in july
finite
English
Etymology
From Middle English fynyte, finit, from Latin f?n?tus, perfect passive participle of f?ni? (“I finish; I terminate”), from f?nis (“boundary”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fa?na?t/
Adjective
finite (comparative more finite, superlative most finite)
- Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
- Synonym: limited
- (grammar, as opposed to infinite or nonfinite) limited by person or number. [from 19th c.]
Antonyms
- infinite, nonfinite, infinitival
- unlimited
- endless
- eternal
- everlasting
Derived terms
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Translations
Esperanto
Adverb
finite
- past adverbial passive participle of fini
German
Adjective
finite
- inflection of finit:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi?nite/
Verb
finite
- adverbial past passive participle of finar
Interlingua
Participle
finite
- past participle of finir
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi?ni.te/
- Hyphenation: fi?nì?te
Adjective
finite
- feminine plural of finito
Verb
finite
- second-person plural present of finire
- second-person plural imperative of finire
- feminine plural past participle of finire
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fi??ni?.te/, [fi??ni?t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fi?ni.te/, [fi?ni?t??]
Adverb
f?n?te (not comparable)
- To a certain extent, within limits; limited.
- Antonym: ?nf?n?t?
- Definitely, specifically.
Related terms
References
- finite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
finite From the web:
- what finite mean
- what finite element analysis
- what finite verb
- what finite set
- what finite and infinite
- what finite automata
- what finite and non finite verb
- what finite state machines
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