subspecialty

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noun

A specialty within a specialty.

UncommonScrabble 21

Meanings

nounsubspecialty (plural subspecialties)

plural subspecialties · alternative subspeciality

  1. A specialty within a specialty.

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishspecialty
  5. Englishsubspecialty

From sub- + specialty.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 分科, 亞專科 /亚专科
  • 分科 (fēnkē)speciality within a speciality
  • 亞專科 /亚专科 (yàzhuānkē)speciality within a speciality
Finnish erikoisala
  • erikoisalaspeciality within a speciality
Greek υποειδικότητα, υποειδίκευση
  • υποειδικότητα (ypoeidikótita)speciality within a speciality
  • υποειδίκευση (ypoeidíkefsi)speciality within a speciality
Polish specjalność niższego stopnia
  • specjalność niższego stopniaspeciality within a speciality
Cite this entry
APA

subspecialty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subspecialty

MLA

“subspecialty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subspecialty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subspecialty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subspecialty.

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