Principal and Special

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Principal adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

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Special and principal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Special" instead an adjective "Principal".

Nearby Words: principle, principally, principality, principe

Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.

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Principal and special are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Principal" instead an adjective "Special".

A less straightforward example is when Forrest's mother had to sleep with the principal just to allow Forrest to have a regular school environment instead of a special needs environment.

Source: Film / Forrest Gump
Principal Figgins praises them on informing the students about the dangers of alcohol using special effects.

Source: All Part of the Show
The school only has two teachers, the principal and the lunch lady, who both make a special effort to stay as uninvolved with the delinquents as possible.

Source: Adults Are Useless

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