/
ˌspɛʃɪˈalɪti/
n.
(pl. specialities)
- a pursuit, area of study, or skill to which someone has devoted themselves and in which they are expert.
▸a product for which a person or region is famous.
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(usu. specialty)
a branch of medicine or surgery.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. especialite or late L. specialitas, from L. specialis (see special).