What does specialty mean?

Definitions for specialty
ˈspɛʃ əl tispe·cial·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point, strengthnoun

    an asset of special worth or utility

    "cooking is his forte"

  2. peculiarity, specialness, specialty, speciality, distinctivenessnoun

    a distinguishing trait

  3. specialization, specialisation, specialty, speciality, specialismnoun

    the special line of work you have adopted as your career

    "his specialization is gastroenterology"

Wiktionary

  1. specialtynoun

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

    They cook well overall, but their true specialty is pasta.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Specialty, Specialitynoun

    Particularity.

    Etymology: specialité, French; from special.

    On these two general heads all other specialties are dependent. Richard Hooker.

    The packet is not come,
    Where that and other specialties are bound. William Shakespeare.

    Speciality of rule hath been neglected. William Shakespeare.

    When men were sure, that in case they rested upon a bare contract without speciality, the other party might wage his law, they would not rest upon such contracts without reducing the debt into a speciality which accorded many suits. Matthew Hale.

ChatGPT

  1. specialty

    Specialty refers to a particular area of expertise, knowledge, or work that someone specializes in, acquired through intensive training or experience. It can also refer to an unusual or distinctive product or service that stands out from others due to its superior quality or uniqueness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Specialtynoun

    particularity

  2. Specialtynoun

    a particular or peculiar case

  3. Specialtynoun

    a contract or obligation under seal; a contract by deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt particularly specified

  4. Specialtynoun

    that for which a person is distinguished, in which he is specially versed, or which he makes an object of special attention; a speciality

  5. Etymology: [F. spcialit. Cf. Speciality.]

Wikidata

  1. Specialty

    A specialty in medicine is a branch of medical science. After completing medical school, physicians or surgeons usually further their medical education in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple year residency to become a medical specialist.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of specialty in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of specialty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of specialty in a Sentence

  1. Dianne McGill:

    These specialty volunteers bring pet care knowledge with them so they can do whatever is needed to help, so they're walking, feeding, playing, cleaning up or helping to arrange a plan for rehoming.

  2. Chief Executive Karen Katz:

    The prevailing sentiment across retailing is that the customer has less interest in shopping in stores, whether it be traditional department stores or other luxury specialty stores.

  3. Frank Rodriguez:

    This audience of moviegoers wants to see something different, and there hasn't been much out there for them, this market of specialty crowds and more mature audiences has been underserved.

  4. David Dross:

    We have certainly gotten some plan sponsors saying 'What if we don't cover specialty drugs?'.

  5. Russell Barnett:

    It's been around since the 1990s, but mochi ice cream was mostly available in specialty Asian food stores or on menus of Japanese restaurants in flavors like green tea, red bean and mango.

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