Received
Received adjective - Held by or applicable to a majority of the people.
Usage example: traditionally the received opinion was that, in the event of a divorce, the mother should get custody of the children
Special
Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.
Both words in one sentence
- You can also use special souls received from bosses as a key to create special weapons that they wielded/based on them or just for more experience/currency.
Source: Call a Hit Point a "Smeerp" - Players who preordered the special edition received the same, along with a suit of black marine armor.
Source: Video Game / Natural Selection 2 -
The pilot was a live-action Shelley Duvall special, in which they were puppets and marionettes; after this was well-received, it was decided to make a cartoon series with the same characters.
Source: Western Animation / Popples
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