| Pronunciation: | | 'speshultee
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| Matching Terms: | | specialty store
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"
- [n] a distinguishing trait
- [n] an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"
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| | Synonyms: | | distinctiveness, forte, long suit, metier, peculiarity, specialisation, specialism, speciality, speciality, specialization, specialness, strength, strong point, strong suit |
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| | Antonyms: | | weak point |
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| | See Also: | | asset, calling, career, foible, green fingers, green thumb, idiosyncrasy, individualism, individuality, individuation, mannerism, plus, vocation |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Spe"cial*ty\, n.; pl. {Specialties}. [F.
sp['e]cialit['e]. Cf. {Speciality}.]
1. Particularity.
Specialty of rule hath been neglected. --Shak.
2. A particular or peculiar case. [Obs.]
3. (Law) A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by
deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt
particularly specified. --Chitty. --Bouvier. --Wharton
(Law Dict.).
Let specialties be therefore drawn between us.
--Shak.
4. That for which a person is distinguished, in which he is
specially versed, or which he makes an object of special
attention; a speciality.
Men of boundless knowledge, like Humbold, must have
had once their specialty, their pet subject. --C.
Kingsley.
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