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spe·ci·al·i·ty

(spĕsh′ē-ăl′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. spe·ci·al·i·ties

1. A distinguishing mark or feature.

2. specialities Special points of consideration; particulars.

3. Chiefly British A specialty.

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speciality

(ˌspɛʃɪˈælɪtɪ) or

specialty

n, pl -ties

1. a special interest or skill

a. a service or product specialized in, as at a restaurant: roast beef was a speciality of the house.

b. (as modifier): a speciality dish.

3. a special or distinguishing feature or characteristic

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spe•cial•ty

(ˈspɛʃ əl ti)

n., pl. -ties,
adj. n.

1. a special subject of study, line of work, skill, or the like on which one concentrates.

2. an article or service particularly dealt in, manufactured, rendered, etc.

3. an article of unusual or superior design or quality.

4. a novelty; a new article.

5. a special or particular point, item, matter, etc.

6. special or distinctive quality or state.

adj.

7. (in show business, esp. vaudeville) designating or performing unusual or very specific routines, as juggling or patter singing.

[1300–50; Middle English specialte < Middle French especialte < Late Latin speciālitās. See special, -ity]

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Noun	1.	speciality - an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" forte, metier, specialty, strong point, strong suit, long suit, strength asset, plus - a useful or valuable quality green fingers, green thumb - a special ability to make plants grow
	2.	speciality - a distinguishing trait distinctiveness, specialness, specialty, peculiarity individualism, individuality, individuation - the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" foible, idiosyncrasy, mannerism - a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
	3.	speciality - the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" specialism, specialization, specialty, specialisation calling, career, vocation - the particular occupation for which you are trained

speciality

noun

1. forte, strength, special talent, métier, specialty, bag (slang), claim to fame, pièce de résistance (French), distinctive or distinguishing feature His speciality was creating rich, creamy sauces.

2. special subject, specialty, field of study, branch of knowledge, area of specialization His speciality was the history of Germany. special subject

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Translations

إخْتِصاصتَخَصُّصسِلْعَه مُمَيَّزَه

oborspecialitaspecializace

specialitetspeciale

Spezialität Spezialgebiet

ειδικότητα

especialidad

erikoisala

spécialité

specijalnost

specialitás

sérgreinsérréttur

specialit...specialità

専門

특기

specialiteit

spesialitet spesialfelt

specjalność

especialidade

специальность

posebno področje

specialitet

ความชำนาญพิเศษ

özel mamulatspesiyaliteuzmanlıkuzmanlık alanı

chuyên môn

专业专长特产

speciality

[ˌspeʃɪˈælɪtɪ] specialty (US) [ˈspeʃəltɪ] N → especialidad f
to make a speciality of sth → especializarse en algo
it's a speciality of the house → es una especialidad de la casa, es un plato especial de la casa

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speciality

[ˌspɛʃiˈæləti] n (mainly British)

(= field) → spécialité f

(= food, product) → spécialité f

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speciality

, (US) specialty

n → Spezialität f; (= subject also) → Spezialgebiet nt; to make a speciality of something → sich auf etw (acc) → spezialisieren; to make a speciality of doing something → sich darauf spezialisieren, etw zu tun; a speciality of the house → eine Spezialität des Hauses

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speciality

[ˌspɛʃɪˈælɪtɪ] spe£cial£ty (Am) [ˈspɛʃ/əltɪ] n → specialità f inv
to make a speciality of sth → specializzarsi in qc

special

(ˈspeʃəl) adjective

1. out of the ordinary; un-usual or exceptional. a special occasion; a special friend.

2. appointed, arranged, designed etc for a particular purpose. a special messenger; a special tool for drilling holes.

noun

something which is special. There's a special (= a special train) due through here at 5.20.

ˈspecialist noun

a person who makes a very deep study of one branch of a subject or field. Dr Brown is a heart specialist.

speciality (speʃiˈəti) , (American) specialty (ˈspeʃəlti) – plurals speciˈalities, ~ˈspecialties – noun

1. a special product for which one is well-known. Brown bread is this baker's speciality.

2. a special activity, or subject about which one has special knowledge. His speciality is physics.

ˈspecialize, ˈspecialise verb

(usually with in) go give one's attention (to), work (in), or study (a particular job, subject etc). He specializes in fixing computers.

ˌspecialiˈzation, ˌspecialiˈsation noun

ˈspecialized, ˈspecialised adjective

(of knowledge, skills etc) of the accurate detailed kind obtained by specializing.

ˈspecially adverb

1. with one particular purpose. I picked these flowers specially for you; a splendid cake, specially made for the occasion.

2. particularly; exceptionally. He's a nice child, but not specially clever.

speciality

→ تَخَصُّص specializace specialitet Spezialität ειδικότητα especialidad erikoisala spécialité specijalnost specialità 専門 특기 specialiteit spesialitet specjalność especialidade специальность specialitet ความชำนาญพิเศษ uzmanlık chuyên môn 专业

References in classic literature ?

Crayton--what might his speciality be?" Tarwater asked.

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Jaggers a brief account of the accident as soon as I had arrived in town, yet I had to give him all the details now; and the speciality of the occasion caused our talk to be less dry and hard, and less strictly regulated by the rules of evidence, than it had been before.

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You could tell it was classical, because the banjo players were leaning back and chewing gum; and in New York restaurants only death or a classical speciality can stop banjoists.