speciality

[ spesh-ee-al-i-tee ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

, plural spe·ci·al·i·ties.

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

In 2023-24, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust paid four consultants from its medicine speciality more than £100,000 in overtime payments.

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In 2023-24, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust paid four consultants from its medicine speciality more than £100,000 in overtime payments.

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Hedgehog boxes have become something of a speciality for Neil O'Brien, who has been coming here since 2019.

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Prof Charlotte Summers, who led the intensive care team at Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge, said: “We can’t just magic up specialist care staff because it takes a good couple of years, at least, for minimum critical care speciality training.”

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The bakery company - Speciality Flatbread Ltd - ceased trading and went into administration in 2022.

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