speciality

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌspɛʃiˈæləti/ UK /ˌspɛʃiˈælɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a pursuit, product, or skill in which one specializes

Slow-roasted lamb is the chef's speciality.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a pursuit, product, or... specialty forte field strength expertise metier

Word family

Related forms special specialist specialize specialty

Etymology

From Old French specialite, from Late Latin specialitas, from Latin specialis ('particular'), from species ('kind, sort').

specialitas Latin specialis Latin species Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# speciality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌspɛʃiˈæləti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌspɛʃiˈælɪti/

## Meanings
1. a pursuit, product, or skill in which one specializes

## Examples
- Slow-roasted lamb is the chef's speciality.

## Synonyms
- specialty
- forte
- field
- strength
- expertise
- metier

## Related Forms
- special
- specialist
- specialize
- specialty

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: specialitas
- Root: specialis
- Root: species

## Etymology
From Old French specialite, from Late Latin specialitas, from Latin specialis ('particular'), from species ('kind, sort').

## AI Etymology
Speciality is from Old French specialite, from Late Latin specialitas, from Latin specialis ('particular'), from species ('kind, sort'). Important recorded forms include specialitas (Latin), specialis (Latin), and species (Latin). The current sense covers a pursuit, product, or skill in which one specializes. The wider family includes related words such as special, specialist, specialize, and specialty.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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