From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Specialty \Spe"cial*ty\, n.; pl. {Specialties}. [F.
sp['e]cialit['e]. Cf. {Speciality}.]
1. Particularity.
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Specialty of rule hath been neglected. --Shak.
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2. A particular or peculiar case. [Obs.]
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3. (Law) A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by
deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt
particularly specified. --Chitty. --Bouvier. --Wharton
(Law Dict.).
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Let specialties be therefore drawn between us.
--Shak.
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4. That for which a person is distinguished, in which he is
specially versed, or which he makes an object of special
attention; a speciality.
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Men of boundless knowledge, like Humbold, must have
had once their specialty, their pet subject. --C.
Kingsley.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
specialty
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}]
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