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specl.

specl. is the abbreviation of special.

specl. is the abbreviation of specialist.

Meaning of special

Adjective

special (comparative more special or specialer, superlative most special or specialest)

  1. Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.
    • a special episode of a television series
  2. Of particular value or interest; dear; beloved.
    • Everyone is special to someone.
  3. Of or related to unconventional warfare.
    • special forces, special operations
  4. Appointed specifically to examine a single event or issue.
    • For the few times the U.S. Supreme Court has to actually try a case, they will appoint a special master to do so.
  5. Constituting or relating to a species.
    • Having seven dark spots is a special property unique to Coccinella septempunctata.
    Synonyms:
    specific
  6. (euphemistic, not comparable) Of or related to disabilities, especially learning or intellectual disabilities.
    • special education, special needs

See all 22 meanings of special

Meaning of specialist

Noun

specialist (plural specialists)

  1. Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
  2. A player on a team who primarily employs one particular skill or takes one particular role.
    Antonyms:
    all-rounder
  3. A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
    • Dr. Robert Leroy Hutton, a retired specialist in internal medicine and a well‐known diagnostician, died yesterday here.1964 September 24, “ROBERT L. HUTTON, DIAGNOSTICIAN, 83; Internist Dies —Had Been on Lincoln Hospital Staff”, in The New York Times
  4. (US) Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal.
  5. An organism that is specialized for a particular environment.
    • The tree Lepidothamnus laxifolius is a high alpine specialist found in high-altitude bog communities and in scrub.
  6. A stenotopic species.

See all 8 meanings of specialist

Forms of specl.

pluralspecls.

Questions about specl.

What is specl. the abbreviation of?
Specl. is the abbreviation of special.

Words near specl. in the dictionary

  1. specksioneer
  2. specksioneers
  3. specktioneer
  4. specktioneers
  5. specky
  6. specl.
  7. specls.
  8. speclst
  9. speclst.
  10. speclsts
  11. speclsts.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: specl. (page history and authors); special (page history and authors); specialist (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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