speciality

[ spesh-ee-al-i-tee ]

noun

Chiefly British.

plural specialities.

1. specialty.

speciality

/ ˌspɛʃɪˈælɪtɪ /

noun

1. a special interest or skill
2. 1. a service or product specialized in, as at a restaurant

      roast beef was a speciality of the house

   2. ( as modifier )

      a speciality dish

3. a special or distinguishing feature or characteristic

Word History and Origins

Origin of speciality¹

1400–50; late Middle English specialite < Late Latin speciālitās; specialty

Example Sentences

And Emery, who has made Europe his speciality, will want this to be just the start of Villa's Champions League experiences.

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"You would never have that for other specialities like cardiology or renal so why should it happen for palliative care?"

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Outside the niche speciality, few noticed because doctors and health managers implemented a rapidly assembled rationing system for vital scans.

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The US accounts for about 10% of the UK steel industry's exports, but for some suppliers of speciality products it is much more important than that, making up a large proportion of their overall business.

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A failure to take wickets between the 11th and 40th over - once the speciality of Liam Plunkett - has hurt them in the recent past.

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