Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

special treatment

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: spe-cial treat-ment
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of exceptional handling or care that differs from the standard, often implying favoritism.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Mass murder that was carried out by Nazi functionaries and the SS.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see special, treatment.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The second sense is a calque of German Sonderbehandlung.

Usage

Inflected Forms

special treatments (plural)

Questions

What does special treatment mean?: A form of exceptional handling or care that differs from the standard, often implying favoritism.
Where does special treatment come from?: The second sense is a calque of German Sonderbehandlung.

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