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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
spe·cial·ize
[spesh-uh-lahyz] Pronunciation Key verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
[spesh-uh-lahyz] Pronunciation Key verb, -ized, -iz·ing. –verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty: The doctor specializes in gastroenterology. |
| 2. | Biology. (of an organism or one of its organs) to be adapted to a special function or environment. |
| 3. | to render special or specific; invest with a special character, function, etc. |
| 4. | to adapt to special conditions; restrict to specific limits. |
| 5. | to restrict payment of (a negotiable instrument) by endorsing over to a specific payee. |
| 6. | to specify; particularize. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| spe·cial·i·za·tion
(spěsh'ə-lĭ-zā'shən) Pronunciation Key
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| specialization | |
noun | |
| 1. | the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose |
| 2. | the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" |
| 3. | (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Specialization
Spe`cial*i*za"tion\, n. 1. The act of specializing, or the state of being spezialized. 2. (Biol.) The setting apart of a particular organ for the performance of a particular function. --Darwin.
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