speciality

[spesh-ee-al-i-tee]

noun

Chiefly British.

plural

specialities 

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

Many then enter speciality training in a particular area of medicine and surgery, or train to become a GP.

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They also said they wanted the government to address what they say is a shortage of jobs after the second year of training when resident doctors move into speciality training.

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Resident doctors - formerly known as junior doctors - can start speciality training after two years, to progress their careers and pursue a particular area of medicine such as neurology, dermatology or general practice.

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He also mentions the need to tackle the shortage of speciality jobs that resident doctors move into after the first two years of training.

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On Wednesday, a court could force Liberty's speciality steel business to close over unpaid debts, putting 1,450 jobs at risk, unless the company wins an adjournment.

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Related Words

• class 
• conference 
• curriculum 
• interest 
• lecture 
• meeting 
• method 
• period 
• preparation 
• procedure 
• program 
• schedule 
• seminar 
• session 
• subject