"special someone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: special someones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} special someone (plural special someones)
  1. (informal) A significant other. Tags: informal Translations (Translations): puoliso (Finnish), se oikea (Finnish), âme sœur [feminine] (French), perle rare [feminine] (French), amour [masculine] (French), personne de son cœur [feminine] (French), partner [masculine] (Polish), partnerka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-special_someone-en-noun-6Zgnv1WH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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