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spl

spl is the abbreviation of special.

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

Noun capitalized: SPL

SPL (countable and uncountable, plural SPLs)

  1. (US, abbreviation, initialism, scouting) Initialism of senior patrol leader.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of shared parental leave.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of stretched penile length.
    • To learn your SPL, measure the penis while it's flaccid. Press the ruler tight against the pubic bone at the base of the penis.[…] Now gently, but very firmly, stretch the penis as far as it will go. Measure from the pubic bone to the tip of the stretched penis.2012 January 19, Daniel J. DeNoon, “Is My Penis Too Small?”, in WebMD

Proper noun capitalized: SPL

SPL

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Sun Public License.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Scottish Premier League.
    • And the moment it thumped into the net, Celtic’s march back to the top of the SPL pile also seemed unstoppable.2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Standard PHP Library.

Forms of spl

pluralSPLs

Questions about spl

What is spl the abbreviation of?
Spl is the abbreviation of special.
What part of speech is spl?
Spl can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of spl?
The plural of spl is SPLs.

Words near spl in the dictionary

  1. spk
  2. spkl.
  3. spkls.
  4. spkr
  5. spkrs
  6. spl
  7. SPLA
  8. splaboo
  9. splachnaceous
  10. splachnocranium
  11. splachnoid

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: spl (page history and authors); SPL (page history and authors); special (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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