specialty

CEFRB1

/ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A subject or activity in which someone has special skill.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A product that originates in and is characteristic of a place.

Examples

  • Do you know a good specialty store dealing in herbs?

  • Mr. Smith's specialty is economics.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈspɛʃ.əl.ʈi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. A particular or peculiar case.

  3. An attribute or quality peculiar to a species.

More examples

In context

  • academic specialty

  • medical specialty

  • Near-synonym: discipline

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English specialte, Old French specialte, especialte, from Latin specialitas.