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Specialty

Specialty Meaning & Definition
Specialty Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Specialty?

[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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Specialty: distinctiveness | forte | long suit | metier | peculiarity | specialisation | specialism | speciality | speciality | specialization | specialness | strength | strong point | strong suit

Related Terms | Find terms related to Specialty:

See Also | asset | calling | career | foible | green fingers | green thumb | idiosyncrasy | individualism | individuality | individuation | mannerism | plus | vocation

Specialty In Webster's Dictionary

\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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