special affinity

collocation in English

meaningsofspecialandaffinity

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special
adjective
uk
/ˈspeʃ.əl/us
/ˈspeʃ.əl/
not ordinary ...
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affinity
noun
uk
/əˈfɪn.ə.ti/us
/əˈfɪn.ə.t̬i/
a liking or sympathy for someone or something, especially because of ...
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(Definition ofspecialandaffinityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspecial affinity

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However, thespecialaffinitybetween law courts and secondary legal duties suggests that requitative justice is the first virtue of the courts.
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He has never tired of writing for the orchestra and the pieces here show him moving towards more economic textures and aspecialaffinitywith string ensembles.
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Clark (1983), for example, shows that contour placement is not simply an artefact of directional association, but results rather from aspecialaffinitybetween contour tones and final syllables.
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We have aspecialaffinityto him and the difficulties that his constituents are experiencing.
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It is also indicated that the diskos develops aspecialaffinityfor its owner during training and should not be handled by anyone else.
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From his early short films onwards, hisspecialaffinityfor music is in evidence.
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He had aspecialaffinitytowards landscapes and portrait painting.
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They feelspecialaffinitywith their related totem animal species.
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They feel aspecialaffinityfor each other and thus become sworn brothers.
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From this point of view music need not necessarily manifest anyspecialaffinitywith a particular product or service in order to play an effective and useful function.
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Truett had aspecialaffinitywith cowboys who worked the cattle drives.
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Wellman had aspecialaffinityto both the story and aviation in general.
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