"speshul" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more speshul [comparative], most speshul [superlative]
Etymology: Eye dialect spelling of special. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Eye dialect spelling of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">special</i></span>.|lang=}} Eye dialect spelling of special., {{eye dialect of|en|special}} Eye dialect spelling of special. Head templates: {{en-adj}} speshul (comparative more speshul, superlative most speshul)
  1. (nonstandard, dialect, sometimes humorous) special Tags: dialectal, humorous, nonstandard, sometimes
    Sense id: en-speshul-en-adj-fUxciJTg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English eye dialect

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