[
  {
    "word": "special",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8sp\u025b.\u0283\u0259l/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8sp\u025b.\u0283\u0259l/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/special-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1157901",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "We're running a special on turkey for Thanksgiving."
          },
          {
            "definition": "One of a rotation of meals systematically offered for a lower price at a restaurant.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Today's special is our tuna melt on rye."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Unusual or exceptional episode of a series.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Did you see the Christmas special?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A special constable.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Anything that is not according to normal practice, plan, or schedule, as an unscheduled run of transportation that is normally scheduled.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Thousands came to see the special that carried the President's coffin."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Any unlicensed medicine produced or obtained for a specific individual patient.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A correspondent; a journalist sent to the scene of an event to report back.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A dispatch sent back by a special correspondent.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A light that illuminates a specific person or thing on the stage.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "(nursing) To supervise a patient one-on-one.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a special episode of a television series"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Of particular personal interest or value; dear; beloved.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Everyone is special to someone."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Of or related to learning or intellectual disabilities.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He goes to a special school."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Constituting or relating to a species.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The seven dark spots is a special property unique to Coccinella septempunctata."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Chief in excellence.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Of or related to unconventional warfare, as in \"special forces\" and \"special operations\".",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": [
          "common",
          "non-special",
          "ordinary",
          "usual"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/special"
    ]
  }
]