Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

special operations

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables
spe-cial -op-er-a-tions
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A category of military operations with unusual and stringent requirements and methods, such as guerrilla warfare or counterterrorism.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

special operation (singular)

Phrases

special forces special military operation

Frequently Paired Words

special forces special military operation

Synonyms

spec ops[w:clipped compound|clipped compound]]> special ops

Questions

What does special operations mean?
A category of military operations with unusual and stringent requirements and methods, such as guerrilla warfare or counterterrorism.

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