speciality
Americannoun
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specialities
plural
noun
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a special interest or skill
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a service or product specialized in, as at a restaurant
roast beef was a speciality of the house
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( as modifier )
a speciality dish
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a special or distinguishing feature or characteristic
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Etymology
Origin of speciality
1400–50; late Middle English specialite < Late Latin speciālitās; see specialty
Vocabulary lists containing speciality
Example Sentences
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Such an open stance on community issues appears to be a norteño-sax speciality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Tycoon Surinder Arora, who makes a speciality of providing rooms for aircrew near airports, wants his company to install a 2,800-metre runway which would not involve moving the motorway.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Catherine prepared "tortelli" -- a regional speciality similar to ravioli -- at a farmhouse hotel near the city of Reggio Emilia.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Leicestershire County Council announced the £131m road would be named in honour of the meaty treat, a speciality of the town's butchers, at a ceremony on Thursday.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Conjuring up portable, waterproof fires was a speciality of Hermione’s.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
"Some aspects I try to change, but others are my specialities so I don't want to take them away from my game."
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
“The number of people we can help is accelerating rapidly,” Chief Executive Andrew Dudum said, noting the company is expanding to new specialities at a quicker pace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
Author Fabcaro and illustrator Didier Conrad have opted for a classic storytelling blend of fights, dirty tricks, local specialities -- and an encounter with Caesar himself.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
Domestically, pork remains cheaper than beef or lamb, and specialities like bacon, jamon serrano and prosciutto are still favourites for many households.
From Reuters ● Jun. 12, 2023
English Fairs and Markets.—For the general reasons apparent from the preceding sketch, fairs in England, as in France and Germany, have very largely given way to markets for specialities.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
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