special education

noun

Any of several educational services designed for students with learning difficulties, mental health problems, or other disabilities.

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Meanings

nounspecial education (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny of several educational services designed for students with learning difficulties, mental health problems, or other disabilities.

    Synonyms: special ed

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several educational services designed for students with learning difficulties, mental health problems, or other disabilities.

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Translations

Basque hezkuntza berezi
  • hezkuntza berezieducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Catalan educació especial
  • educació especialeducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Chinese Mandarin 特殊教育
  • 特殊教育 (tèshū jiàoyù)educational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Czech speciální pedagogika
  • speciální pedagogikaeducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Dutch speciaal onderwijs
  • speciaal onderwijseducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Estonian eripedagoogika
  • eripedagoogikaeducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Finnish erityisopetus
  • erityisopetuseducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
French transition, éducation spécialisée
  • transitioneducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
  • éducation spécialiséeeducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
  • enseignement spécialiséeducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
German Sonderpädagogik
  • Sonderpädagogikeducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Hebrew חינוך מיוחד
  • חינוך מיוחד (khinúkh m'yukhád)educational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Hungarian gyógypedagógia
  • gyógypedagógiaeducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Italian pedagogia speciale
  • pedagogia specialeeducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Polish pedagogika specjalna
  • pedagogika specjalnaeducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Portuguese educação especial
  • educação especialeducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Romanian educație specială, învățământ special
  • educație specialăeducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
  • învățământ specialeducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Russian специальная педагогика
  • специальная педагогика (specialʹnaja pedagogika)educational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Spanish educación especial, educación diferencial
  • educación especialeducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
  • educación diferencialeducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Ukrainian спеціальна освіта
  • спеціальна освіта (specialʹna osvita)educational services designed for students with learning difficulties
Vietnamese giáo dục đặc biệt
  • giáo dục đặc biệteducational services designed for students with learning difficulties
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APA

special education. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20education

MLA

“special education.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20education. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “special education,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20education.

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