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sub⋅spe⋅cial⋅ty

[suhb-spesh-uhl-tee, suhb-spesh-]
–noun, plural -ties.
a lesser or minor specialty: a cinematographer with a subspecialty of portrait photography.

Origin:
1925–30; sub- + specialty
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sub·spe·cial·ty   (sŭb'spěsh'əl-tē)   
n.   pl. sub·spe·cial·ties
A narrow field of study or work within a specialty, as pediatric dermatology or geriatric psychiatry.
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Main Entry: sub·spe·cial·ty
Pronunciation: "s&b-'spesh-&l-tE, 's&b-"
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: a subordinate field of specialization subspecialty of general psychiatry —Bruno Bettelheim et al>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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