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specialty
/ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/
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What does specialty mean?
noun
- That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.
- A product that originates in and is characteristic of a place.
- A particular or peculiar case.
More meanings (3)
noun
- An attribute or quality peculiar to a species.
- A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt particularly specified.
- (obsolete) Particularity.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈspɛʃ.əl.ti/
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Billy was in a heaven of joy, for her specialty in Africa was plants, seeds and bulbs, for her California garden.
Other industries count for nothing as compared with the vast and all-absorbing rush and drive and boom of the town's specialty.
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“I can’t say I have any specialty. My specialty has been to make the largest possible fortune in the shortest possible time.”
Much may be learned from such people by use of this specialty of theirs, while oversight thereof may render them hopeless as witnesses.