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specialty

DEFINITIONS OF: specialty

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n an asset of special worth or utility

Synonyms:
forte, long suit, metier, speciality, strength, strong point, strong suit
Antonyms:
weak point
an attribute that is inadequate or deficient
Types:
green fingers, green thumb
a special ability to make plants grow
Type of:
asset, plus
a useful or valuable quality

n the special line of work you have adopted as your career

Synonyms:
specialisation, specialism, speciality, specialization
Type of:
calling, career, vocation
the particular occupation for which you are trained

n a distinguishing trait

Synonyms:
distinctiveness, peculiarity, speciality, specialness
Types:
foible, idiosyncrasy, mannerism
a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
Type of:
individualism, individuality, individuation
the quality of being individual
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