special issue

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: social issue

Antonyms: social issue

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|type of issue in legal proceedings}} {{lb|en|legal}} An issue taken by [[deny]]ing a [[particular]] [[part]] of the [[allegation]]s.
2. {{senseid|en|type of issue in a scientific journal}} {{lb|en|scientific [[journal]]s}} An [[issue]] that is different from the usual run of issues, usually because it is a [[theme]] issue: one in which the [[article]]s are unified by a theme. {{ng|Some supplements are of this character, and whether such an issue is called a supplement or a special issue is determined by each journal's [[style sheet|style]].}}

Adjective

1. {{senseid|en|not of the usual type issued by an organization}} Not of the usual type issued by an organization.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.