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speciality

[ spesh-ee-al-i-tee ]

/ ˌspɛʃ iˈæl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural spe·ci·al·i·ties. Chiefly British.

specialty.

Origin of speciality

1400–50; late Middle English specialite < Late Latin speciālitās; see specialty

Words nearby speciality

special-order, specialism, specialist, specialist registrar, specialistic, speciality, specialization, specialize, specialty, speciate, speciation

Example sentences from the Web for speciality

The speciality was mutton tagine, softly braised in the tagine pot with peas, vegetables, and spices.

The World’s Five Best Cheap Meals |Jodi Ettenberg |November 14, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Celia smiled and went on, "How do you make a speciality of limpets?"

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 147, August 12, 1914 |Various
I am given to understand that you are to have the honorable distinction of becoming a Speciality.

Betty Vivian |L. T. Meade
But what is the speciality of a literary man on this particular subject?

Flowers of Freethought |George W. Foote

Again, no armadillo now living presents nearly so remarkable a speciality of structure as was possessed by the extinct glyptodon.

On the Genesis of Species |St. George Mivart
The Boss or round central projection formed a very important part or speciality in medival wood-carving.

A Manual of Wood Carving |Charles G. Leland

British Dictionary definitions for speciality

speciality

mainly US and Canadian specialty

/ (ˌspɛʃɪˈælɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

a special interest or skill

a service or product specialized in, as at a restaurantroast beef was a speciality of the house
(as modifier)a speciality dish

a special or distinguishing feature or characteristic