Phrase guide
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noun
A form of exceptional handling or care that differs from the standard, often implying favoritism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, idiomatic, uncountable
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noun
Mass murder that was carried out by Nazi functionaries and the SS.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Nazism, countable, euphemistic, historical, uncountable
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see special, treatment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
The second sense is a calque of German Sonderbehandlung.
