specialty

[ spesh-uhl-tee ]
/ ˈspɛʃ əl ti /
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noun, plural spe·cial·ties.

adjective

Theater. (in vaudeville)
  1. performing or performed in a manner that is unusual or not customary for a type of act, especially a performance involving dexterity or ingenuity, as a patter song: specialty actor; specialty act.
  2. (of a song or dance) isolated from the rest of the show: specialty number.
Also especially British, speciality.

Origin of specialty

1300–50; Middle English specialte < Middle French especialte < Late Latin speciālitās. See special, -ity

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH specialty

especially specially specialty (see synonym study at especially)

Words nearby specialty

specialist registrar, specialistic, speciality, specialization, specialize, specialty, speciate, speciation, specie, specie point, species

Words related to specialties

hobby, major, masterpiece, profession, speciality, practice, thing, career, weakness, work, game, number, forte, job, minor, pursuit, racket, vocation, special, occupation

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British Dictionary definitions for specialties

specialty
/ (ˈspɛʃəltɪ) /

noun plural -ties

law a formal contract or obligation expressed in a deed
US and Canadian a special interest or skill
  1. a service or product specialized in, as at a restaurantroast beef was a specialty of the house
  2. (as modifier)a specialty dish
a special or distinguishing feature or characteristic
another word for speciality

Medical definitions for specialties

specialty
[ spĕsh′əl-tē ]

n.

A branch of medicine or surgery in which a physician specializes; the field or practice of a specialist.