"special-case" meaning in All languages combined

See special-case on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: special-cases [present, singular, third-person], special-casing [participle, present], special-cased [participle, past], special-cased [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} special-case (third-person singular simple present special-cases, present participle special-casing, simple past and past participle special-cased)
  1. Alternative form of special case (“treat specially”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: special case (extra: treat specially)
    Sense id: en-special-case-en-verb-4GJ2UxgY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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