despecialization
ə noun
1.
the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
2.
Biology. the adaptation of an organism or organ to a special function or environment: Basic biology suggests the selective pressures leading to convergent evolutionary specialization among desert-dwelling species.
3.
the act of being restricted to some specific, or the act of becoming specialized.
Also, especially British, spe·cial·i·sa·tion.
Related forms
de·spe·cial·i·za·tion, noun
non·spe·cial·i·za·tion, noun
sub·spe·cial·i·za·tion, noun
su·per·spe·cial·i·za·tion, noun
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specialize or specialise (ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to train in or devote oneself to a particular area of study, occupation, or activity |
| 2. | (usually passive) to cause (organisms or their parts) to develop in a way most suited to a particular environment or way of life or (of organisms, etc) to develop in this way |
| 3. | (tr) to modify or make suitable for a special use or purpose |
| 4. | (tr) to mention specifically; specify |
| 5. | (tr) to endorse (a commercial paper) to a specific payee |
| specialise or specialise | |
| —vb | |
| speciali'zation or specialise | |
| —n | |
| speciali'sation or specialise | |
| —n | |
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specialization spe·cial·i·za·tion (spěsh'ə-lĭ-zā'shən)
n.
The act of specializing.
A specialty.
Adaptation, as of an organ or organism, to a specific function or environment.
See differentiation.
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