SPECIALTY


Meaning of SPECIALTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspe-shəl-tē ]

noun

( plural -ties )

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English specialte, from Anglo-French especialté, from Late Latin specialitat-, specialitas, from Latin specialis special

Date: 15th century

1. : a distinctive mark or quality

2.

a. : a special object or class of objects: as

(1) : a legal agreement embodied in a sealed instrument

(2) : a product of a special kind or of special excellence

fried chicken is my specialty

b. : the state of being special, distinctive, or peculiar

3. : something in which one specializes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.