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superspecial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Middle English especial English special English superspecial From super- + special.

Meanings

  1. Extremely special.
    • Oh, isn't that just superspecial?

Forms

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more superspecial Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most superspecial Degree=Sup lexicographic

superspecial en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Middle English especial English special English superspecial From super- + special.

Meanings

  1. An especially large or spectacular mass-media special, such as on television
    • No indoor pleasures, no television superspecials, can compare to a night full of shooting stars. 2002, Chet Raymo, 365 Starry Nights, →ISBN, page 129:
  2. A special spectator stage of a rally event
    • The clutch of his Focus overheated in the traffic jam around the stadium and he had to nurse the car through the Saturday night superspecial, dropping five seconds to the flying Loeb. 2008 December 8, Sammy Hamill, “Champion Loeb is too hot to handle on icy roads”, in Belfast Telegraph:

Forms

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SuperSpecial alternative lexicographic
super special alternative lexicographic
superspecials Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

supersingular · supergeneral