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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] shortening of Old French ''especial'' or [[Latin]] ''specialis'', from ''species'' ‘''appearance''’ (see [[species]]) .

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] shortening of Old French ''especial'' or [[Latin]] ''specialis'', from ''species'' ‘''appearance''’ (see [[species]]) .

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: better, greater, or otherwise [[different]] from what is [[usual]]: they always made a special [[effort]] at [[Christmas]].

*1: better, greater, or otherwise [[different]] from what is [[usual]]: they always made a special [[effort]] at [[Christmas]].

*7: in [[mathematics]] denoting a group consisting of [[matrices]] of unit determinant.

*7: in [[mathematics]] denoting a group consisting of [[matrices]] of unit determinant.

==Description==

==Description==

In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_lighting stage lighting], a '''special''' refers to a lighting instrument that is used for a very specific [[purpose]], rather than being a part of a system of light such as an area light or color wash. It is typically, although not always, used alone, or at a higher level than the other instruments. Specials can also be used to highlight specific objects onstage, such as a piece of furniture, or to fill in gaps which are not covered by the less specific area lights. Specials can also be instruments used to create a very specific effect onstage, such as sunlight through a window, or the rotation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobo_(lighting) gobos]. Specials are generally placed on their own [[circuit]], dimmer, and channel so they can be independently controlled.

In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_lighting stage lighting], a '''special''' refers to a lighting instrument that is used for a very specific [[purpose]], rather than being a part of a system of light such as an area light or color wash. It is typically, although not always, used alone, or at a higher level than the other instruments. Specials can also be used to highlight specific objects onstage, such as a piece of furniture, or to fill in gaps which are not covered by the less specific area lights. Specials can also be instruments used to create a very specific effect onstage, such as sunlight through a window, or the rotation of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobo_(lighting) gobos]. Specials are generally placed on their own [[circuit]], dimmer, and channel so they can be independently controlled.

<center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''Specialness''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Specialness '''''this link'''''].</center>

<center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''Specialness''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Specialness '''''this link'''''].</center>

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