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specialism

American

[spesh-uh-liz-uhm] / ˈspɛʃ əˌlɪz əm /

noun

devotion or restriction to a particular pursuit, branch of study, etc.

Etymology

Origin of specialism

First recorded in 1855–60; special + -ism

Example Sentences

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The couple got four dogs and started raising livestock, while Sergei, 55, also found work as a land surveyor – his specialism during his time in the Soviet army.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

There he took up a second career as a detective, with a specialism in forensics.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

Identifying the dead became her specialism and she has gone on to identify 41 people who died from various causes.

From BBC • May 10, 2023

This is just a new generation of wealth, and a potential new specialism of medicine.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2023

“I’m afraid I’m not good on dragons. I know the red-winged, the silver, the yellow, the starlit, the bearded, and the orchard dragon. But the sea is my specialism, not the sky.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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