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Etymology Originally, an ironic imitation of the perceived oversensitivity of language like special military operation. Pronunciation General American IPA: /ˈspɛʃ.əl ˈɛd.ɪt ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: speci al ed it op e ra tion Noun special edit operation (plural special edit operations) 1. (countable, Wikimedia jargon, euphemistic, neologism, possibly humorous) A grand conflict over the content of a web page on a wiki or other editable work where opposing editors continually change the page without (meaningful/constructive) discussion. See Also special solution operation
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