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specialty
[ spesh-uhl-tee ]
noun
- a special or distinctive quality, mark, state, or condition.
- a special subject of study, line of work, area of interest, or the like:
His specialty is art criticism.
- an article or service particularly dealt in, rendered, manufactured, etc., or one to which the provider, dealer, or manufacturer claims to devote special care:
The manufacturer's specialty is fine hats.
- an article of unusual or superior design or quality.
- a novelty; a new article.
- an article with such strong consumer demand that it is at least partially removed from price competition.
- a special or particular point, item, matter, characteristic, or peculiarity.
- Law.
- a special agreement, contract, etc., expressed in an instrument under seal.
- a negotiable instrument not under seal.
adjective
- Theater. (in vaudeville)
- performing or performed in a manner that is unusual or not customary for a type of act, especially a performance involving dexterity or ingenuity, as a patter song:
specialty actor; specialty act.
- (of a song or dance) isolated from the rest of the show:
specialty number.
specialty
/ ˈspɛʃəltɪ /
noun
- law a formal contract or obligation expressed in a deed
- a special interest or skill
- a service or product specialized in, as at a restaurant
roast beef was a specialty of the house
- ( as modifier )
a specialty dish
- a special or distinguishing feature or characteristic
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
MK Chambers Company Michigan-based supplier of specialty machining.
Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation A Pennsylvania-based wood cabinet and specialty products manufacturer.
It's interesting to note here that Panama has no dedicated specialty beer stores… yet.
I got into the Lincoln field with a very specific specialty in mind.
The notion to morph a specialty tortilla chip into a taco shell at first may sound like it would be a snap.
She wondered if there were a kind of dreadful dog which made a specialty of eating fathers.
Cherry-tree stems, under the name of agriots, constitute a specialty of Austrian manufacture.
I had no specialty—no act—that would amuse the public, but the manager signed me up, hoping to develop something useful.
By this is meant that each professor has his specialty, which he teaches as a specialty and after his own fashion.
As we have said above, Parke, Davis & Co. should be proud of this elegant specialty.
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