Crossword clues for specialty
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Specialty \Spe"cial*ty\, n.; pl. Specialties. [F. sp['e]cialit['e]. Cf. Speciality.]
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Particularity.
Specialty of rule hath been neglected.
--Shak. A particular or peculiar case. [Obs.]
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(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.).Let specialties be therefore drawn between us.
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That for which a person is distinguished, in which he is specially versed, or which he makes an object of special attention; a speciality.
Men of boundless knowledge, like Humbold, must have had once their specialty, their pet subject.
--C. Kingsley.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1300, "particular affection; special attachment or favor, partiality," from Old French especialte, more vernacular form of specialite (see speciality). Compare personalty/personality; realty/reality. From early 15c. as "unusual, or extraordinary thing; specialized branch of learning; peculiar quality, distinctive characteristic."
Wiktionary
n. 1 That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent. 2 (context obsolete English) particularity 3 A particular or peculiar case. 4 An attribute or quality peculiar to a species. 5 (context legal English) A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt particularly specified.
WordNet
n. an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" [syn: forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, speciality, strong point, strength] [ant: weak point]
a distinguishing trait [syn: peculiarity, specialness, speciality, distinctiveness]
the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" [syn: specialization, specialisation, speciality, specialism]
Wikipedia
A specialty (or speciality) in medicine is a branch of medical practice. After completing medical school, physicians or surgeons usually further their medical education in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple year residency to become a medical specialist.
Specialty or speciality may refer to:
- Deed, a contract in law
- Index of speciality, a geometrical invariant
- Speciality (album), an album by J-Pop singer Nami Tamaki
- Specialty (medicine), a field within medicine
- Specialty (dentistry), a field within dentistry
- Specialty Records, a record label
- Specialty show, a dog show of a single breed
In the United States, Canada, and Australia, there are nine recognized dental specialties in which some dentists choose to train and practice, in addition to or instead of general dentistry. In the United Kingdom, however, there are thirteen.
To become a specialist requires training in a residency or advanced graduate training program. Once a residency is completed, the doctor is granted a certificate of specialty training. Many specialty programs have optional or required advanced degrees such as a master's degree, such as the Master of Science (MS or MSc), Master of Dental Surgery/Science (MDS/MDSc), Master of Dentistry (MDent), Master of Clinical Dentistry (MClinDent), Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Master of Medical Science (MMS or (MMSc); doctorate such as Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (DClinDent), Doctor of Medical Science/Sciences (DMSc), or PhD;or medical degree: Doctor of Medicine/ Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MD/MBBS) specific to maxillofacial surgery and sometimes oral medicine).
Usage examples of "specialty".
The lighted window represented the Acme Florist Shop, which dealt in various specialties and always stayed open late.
As you shape your customer profile, recognize that your advertising must reach your largest customer group and must also convey specialties that exist in your store, such as jazz, blues, rock V roll, rap or classical.
Their specialty in evangelization has been that of the religious educators of the nation.
The specialty appeared to be staffed by geologists who loved puzzles and had advanced degrees, with concentrations in geochemistry and sedimentology, and minors in law enforcement.
Flame, ever protective of Wizards no matter their gender or specialty, showed the weary Geomancer to a comfortable guest room above stairs.
As for that Salad Specialty, the poor Gink who calls loudly for English Mustard and thinks he is a Genius because he can rub a Bowl with a sprig of Garlic, may have his brief Hour of Triumph, but no man ever really got anywhere by doping Salad, when you stop to add it all up.
But it will probably lack American specialties like an electric icer or a washing-machine.
Besides the famous biscuits, the specialty of the house was a thick, frothy lemonade that obviously contained more than just the usual water and lemons and honey, and Irith and Kelder each downed several mugs of the stuff.
Cuivre, set the sea on fire, and the tourists gathered in twos and fours in the open-air plenos by the gulf to dine on fresh fruits and the specialty of the Plagal, sea harp broiled in its nest of feathery nettles.
Advertisers use VALS all the time, but shopping center developers can also use such psychographic tools to choose which department stores should anchor a mall, and which specialty shops can complement the anchors.
So he had been replacing some with remanufactured parts from specialty houses.
It had one specialty only and that was to serve as a base of snakehead operations in the New York area.
Willie Wheelie had been the mascot for Nirvana Tires, who made tires for specialty vehicles.
German student already has his mansard roof, so he goes there to add a steeple in the nature of some specialty, such as a particular branch of law, or diseases of the eye, or special study of the ancient Gothic tongues.
Gitner, whose specialty was petrology, the history and classification of rocks.