speciality

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UK/ˌspɛʃiˈælɪti/South Asia/spɛˈʃæl(ɪ)ʈi/South Asia/ˈspɛʃəl(ɪ)ʈi/

A form of specialty — That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.

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OriginMiddle French spécialité ← Old French specialte ← Latin specialitas →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounspeciality (plural specialities)

plural specialities

  1. UKstandardUK standard form of specialty.

    They cook well overall, but their true speciality is pasta.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan asset of special worth or utility

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fortestrong suitlong suitmetierspecialtystrong pointstrength
Broader
assetplus

nouna distinguishing trait

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peculiarityspecialnessspecialtydistinctiveness
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individualityindividualismindividuation

nounthe special line of work you have adopted as your career

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specializationspecialisationspecialtyspecialism
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careercallingvocation
Also see
disciplinedistinctivenessfortelong suitmétierpeculiarityspecialismspecializationspecialnessspecialtystrengthstrong pointstrong suit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinspecialitas
  2. Old Frenchspecialte
  3. Middle Frenchspécialité
  4. Englishspeciality

From special + -ity, from Middle French spécialité, from Old French specialte, especialte, from Latin specialitas.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with speciality

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specialty (for some speakers)
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APA

speciality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speciality

MLA

“speciality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speciality. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speciality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speciality.

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