"after-school special" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: after-school specials [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=after-school special}} after-school special (plural after-school specials)
  1. (US) A television program broadcast in the mid- to late afternoon and directed toward adolescents. Wikipedia link: after-school special Tags: US Synonyms: after school special
    Sense id: en-after-school_special-en-noun-qteWdEdt Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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