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in special

in special prepositional phrase: in particular; especially.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (archaic) in particular; especially.
    • Therefore he lovede gold in special.a. 1394, Geoffrey Chaucer, “General Prologue”, in The Canterbury Tales, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020, line 444
  2. (obsolete) in detail.

Synonyms of in special

Questions about in special

What does in special mean?
In special means in particular; especially.
What part of speech is in special?
In special is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in special in the dictionary

  1. in something's favor
  2. in something's way
  3. in sooth
  4. in sort
  5. in spades
  6. in special
  7. in specie
  8. in spirit
  9. in spite of
  10. in spite of oneself
  11. in spite of someone's teeth

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