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spec ops

/ˌspɛkˈɒps/

spec ops is the clipping of special operations.

Meaning of special operations

Noun

special operations pl (normally plural, singular special operation, attributive special operations)

  1. (plural, plural-normally) A category of military operations with unusual and stringent requirements and methods, such as guerrilla warfare or counterterrorism.
    • An officer who commands a special operations battalion.
    Synonyms:
    spec ops[w:clipped compound|clipped compound]]>, special ops

Forms of spec ops

singularspec op
attributivespec ops

Questions about spec ops

What is spec ops the clipping of?
Spec ops is the clipping of special operations.
How do you pronounce spec ops?
Spec ops is pronounced /ˌspɛkˈɒps/.

Words near spec ops in the dictionary

  1. spec
  2. spec evo
  3. spec home
  4. spec homes
  5. spec op
  6. spec ops
  7. spec out
  8. spec pack
  9. spec packs
  10. spec script
  11. spec scripts

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spec ops (page history and authors); special operations (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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