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special issue en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not of the usual type issued by an organization.
    • The special forces in the area had some special issue weaponry in addition to the standard rifle and service pistol.

Antonyms

standard issue

special issue en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. An issue taken by denying a particular part of the allegations.
  2. (qualifier:scientific journals) An issue that is different from the usual run of issues, usually because it is a theme issue: one in which the articles are unified by a theme. Some supplements are of this character, and whether such an issue is called a supplement or a special issue is determined by each journal's style.

Forms

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Coordinates

supplement · general issue

Translations (1)

cmn 特刊 (issue different from the usual run of issues)