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
Venture capitalists have a special term for investment opportunities that offer the potential for a big return but also carry a great deal of risk: high beta.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2016
There ought to be a special term for this marriage of brain and brawn.
From Forbes ● Sep. 9, 2013
The two systems of two species must as a matter of fact possess a constant difference, which it is necessary to define by a special term.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
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