specialty
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specialty
- /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/ US
- /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ʈi/ South Asia
- /spɛˈʃæl.ʈi/ South Asia
Where it comes from
From Middle English specialte, Old French specialte, especialte, from Latin specialitas.
noun specialties · speciality
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That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.
Near-synonym: discipline
Similar: specialism, department
- A product that originates in and is characteristic of a place. regional specialty
- Particularity. The specialty of rule hath been neglected: And, look, how many Grecian tents do stand Hollow upon this plain, so many hollow factions.
- A particular or peculiar case.
- An attribute or quality peculiar to a species.
- A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt particularly specified. Let specialties be therefore drawne betweene vs, That couenants may be kept on either hand.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: specialization, specialism, speciality, strong point, distinctiveness, specialness, peculiarity, specialisation, strength, forte, metier, long suit, specialized, specialize, specialist, subject-matter
Translations
Every language
noun that in which one specializes
| Español | especialidad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 특산물 teuksanmul |
| 日本語 | 専門 senmon |
| 中文 | 專業 /专业 zhuānyè, 專長 /专长 zhuāncháng, 擅長 /擅长 shàncháng |
| Português | especialidade |
| Français | spécialité |
| Deutsch | Spezialität |
| Italiano | specialità |
| Ελληνικά | ειδικότητα eidikótita |
| Русский | специа́льность speciálʹnostʹ, специализа́ция specializácija |
| العربية | اِخْتِصَاص iḵtiṣāṣ, تَخَصُّص taḵaṣṣuṣ |
noun product that is characteristic of a place
| 中文 | 特色 tèsè |
|---|---|
| Français | spécialité |
| Deutsch | Spezialität |
| Tiếng Việt | đặc sản |
noun attribute or quality peculiar to a species
| Deutsch | Arteigenschaft |
|---|
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title = {specialty},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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