special term
Americannoun
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the sitting of a court for the trial of a special case.
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the sitting of a court at an extraordinary time.
Example Sentences
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Pastor Valdinei uses a special term for what he sees happening in Brazil - conspirituality.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2022
In fact, there’s a special term for a wedding poem: epithalamium.
From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2018
There ought to be a special term for this marriage of brain and brawn.
From Forbes • Sep. 9, 2013
Most senators then privately consented to swiftly pass the bill setting up the special term, but Mr. Paul put his hold on it.
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2011
For the present we will give the inner lining no special term.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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