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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" [syn: forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point, strength] [ant: weak point]
2: a distinguishing trait [syn: peculiarity, specialness, specialty, speciality, distinctiveness]
3: the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" [syn: specialization, specialisation, specialty, speciality, specialism]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -ties) Date: 15th century 1. a special mark or quality 2. a special object or class of objects 3. a. a special aptitude or skill b. specialty 3

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a special pursuit, product, operation, etc., to which a company or a person gives special attention. 2 a special feature, characteristic, or skill. Etymology: ME f. OF especialité or LL specialitas (as SPECIAL)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Speciality Spe`ci*al"i*ty, n.; pl. Specialities. [See Special, and Specialty.] 1. A particular or peculiar case; a particularity. --Sir M. Hale. 2. (Law) See Specialty, 3. 3. The special or peculiar mark or characteristic of a person or thing; that for which a person is specially distinguished; an object of special attention; a special occupation or object of attention; a specialty. On these two general heads all other specialities are depedent. --Hooker. Strive, while improving your one talent, to enrich your whole capital as a man. It is in this way that you escape from the wretched narrow-mindedness which is the characteristic of every one who cultivates his speciality. --Ld. Lytton. We 'll say, instead, the inconsequent creature man, - For that'a his speciality. --Mrs. Browning. Think of this, sir, . . . remote from the impulses of passion, and apart from the specialities -- if I may use that strong remark -- of prejudice. --Dickens. 4. An attribute or quality peculiar to a species.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(specialities) 1. Someone's speciality is a particular type of work that they do most or do best, or a subject that they know a lot about. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use specialty) My father was a historian of repute. His speciality was the history of Germany... N-COUNT 2. A speciality of a particular place is a special food or product that is always very good there. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use specialty) Rhineland dishes are a speciality of the restaurant... N-COUNT: with supp

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Particularity. 2. Specialty, object of special attention, particular object of pursuit, pet subject.

Moby Thesaurus

ability, accomplishment, adeptness, aptitude, area, art, baby, bag, bump, caliber, capability, capacity, concentration, craft, cup of tea, definiteness, dower, dowry, endowment, equipment, expertise, faculty, field, flair, forte, genius, gift, instinct, line, long suit, main interest, makings, manner, metier, natural endowment, natural gift, parts, pet subject, piece de resistance, potential, power, powers, pursuit, qualification, skill, special, special case, specialism, specialization, specialness, specialty, specificality, specificness, sphere, strength, strong flair, strong point, style, subject, talent, talents, technicality, the goods, the stuff, thing, trade, type, vocation, way, weakness, what it takes