specialty
a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
a special subject of study, line of work, area of interest, or the like: His specialty is art criticism.
an article or service particularly dealt in, rendered, manufactured, etc., or one to which the provider, dealer, or manufacturer claims to devote special care: The manufacturer's specialty is fine hats.
an article of unusual or superior design or quality.
a novelty; a new article.
an article with such strong consumer demand that it is at least partially removed from price competition.
a special or particular point, item, matter, characteristic, or peculiarity.
Law.
a special agreement, contract, etc., expressed in an instrument under seal.
a negotiable instrument not under seal.
Theater. (in vaudeville)
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.
(of a song or dance) isolated from the rest of the show: specialty number.
Origin of specialty
1- Also especially British, speciality.
Other words for specialty
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How to use specialty in a sentence
Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation A Pennsylvania-based wood cabinet and specialty products manufacturer.
Medical students opt for high-paying specialties so they can retire as quickly as possible.
How Being a Doctor Became the Most Miserable Profession | Daniela Drake | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are specialties where interpersonal skills can take a backseat without harm to patient well-being.
How One Doctor Mastered the Art of Delivering Life-Changing Diagnoses | Russell Saunders | March 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe bill allots up to 250,000 limits to certain occupational specialties.
While there are some less-desireable specialties that don't fill their slots, most are oversubscribed.
Corn and winter wheat are the agricultural specialties of the Shenandoah Valley.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyIn Peru, for example, they were divided into classes, who made the various means of divination specialties.
The Myths of the New World | Daniel G. BrintonAnd the manufacturers excuse for putting such absurd specialties on the market is that physicians prescribe them!
The Ebers Papyrus shows us that the specialties were by no means scantily developed.
Education: How Old The New | James J. WalshIt would be well, too, to give more credit to the specialties of girls in the schools.
The Education of American Girls | Anna Callender Brackett
British Dictionary definitions for specialty
/ (ˈspɛʃəltɪ) /
law a formal contract or obligation expressed in a deed
US and Canadian a special interest or skill
a service or product specialized in, as at a restaurant: roast beef was a specialty of the house
(as modifier): a specialty dish
a special or distinguishing feature or characteristic
- another word for speciality
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