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Specialty
//ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti// noun
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Noun
- 1 That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick. Australia, Canada, US
"Near-synonym: discipline"
- 2 the special line of work you have adopted as your career wordnet
- 3 A product that originates in and is characteristic of a place. Australia, Canada, US
"regional specialty"
- 4 a distinguishing trait wordnet
- 5 Particularity. Australia, Canada, US, obsolete
"The specialty of rule hath been neglected: And, look, how many Grecian tents do stand Hollow upon this plain, so many hollow factions."
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- 6 an asset of special worth or utility wordnet
- 7 A particular or peculiar case. Australia, Canada, US
- 8 An attribute or quality peculiar to a species. Australia, Canada, US
- 9 A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt particularly specified. Australia, Canada, US
"Let specialties be therefore drawne betweene vs, That couenants may be kept on either hand."
Etymology
From Middle English specialte, Old French specialte, especialte, from Latin specialitas.
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