Specialty

/ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/ · noun

Meaning

That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick..

Definitions by Sense

1. That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.
2. A product that originates in and is characteristic of a place.
3. (obsolete) Particularity.
4. A particular or peculiar case.
5. An attribute or quality peculiar to a species.
6. (law) A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt particularly specified.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: discipline

medical specialty

academic specialty

They cook well overall, but their true specialty is pasta.

The doctor ordered a consultation with another doctor in a different specialty.

Even men of boundless knowledge, like Humboldt, must have had once their speciality, their pet subject, or they would have, strictly speaking, no knowledge at all.

regional specialty

house specialty

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Word Forms

• specialties
• speciality

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