specialism

[ spesh-uh-liz-uh m ]

/ ˈspɛʃ əˌlɪz əm /

noun

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

Nearby words

special theory of relativity, special-interest group, special-order, specialisation, specialise, specialism, specialist, specialist registrar, specialistic, speciality, specialization

Origin of specialism

First recorded in 1855–60; special + -ism

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Examples from the Web for specialism

Specialism in Society then is, we think, one cause of our present state.
Lay Morals|Robert Louis Stevenson
“Specialism” is the one important development in art collecting which has manifested itself since the middle of the 19th century.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various
Nor are these conditions favourable in Holland to general culture, as apart from forms of specialism, any more than in England.
The Evolution of States|J. M. Robertson
His specialism in microscopy I trusted might give valuable results in a field not hitherto investigated in the North.
The North Pole|Robert E. Peary

This necessary restriction of collecting to groups and individual countries has led to specialism.
Stamp Collecting as a Pastime|Edward J. Nankivell

British Dictionary definitions for specialism

specialism

/ (ˈspɛʃəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

the act or process of specializing in something, or the thing itself

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specialism

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