Specialty

Quick meaning: Specialty is a noun meaning That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

house specialty

medical specialty

academic specialty

regional specialty

Word Forms

• specialties
• speciality

Synonyms for specialty

Depending on context, synonyms include specialism, strength, peculiarity, metier, distinctiveness, specialization.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include specialization, specialism, speciality, distinctiveness, specialness, peculiarity.

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