specialization
Americannoun
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the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work.
Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
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Biology. the adaptation of an organism or organ to a special function or environment.
Basic biology suggests the selective pressures leading to convergent evolutionary specialization among desert-dwelling species.
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the act of being restricted to some specific, or the act of becoming specialized.
Other Word Forms
- despecialization noun
- nonspecialization noun
- subspecialization noun
- superspecialization noun
Etymology
Origin of specialization
Example Sentences
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It prevents true specialization, limits the impact of technology, and produces backlogs we should not sustain,” Sriubus wrote in a memo, according to the Federal News Network report.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
With that specialization also came espresso beverages—the flat whites, cappuccinos, and Americanos that now make up the baseline menu for most coffee shops.
From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025
The evidence suggests avoiding early specialization in a single field.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
This specialization and the trade that sustains it will enhance efficiency and fuel economic growth in those trading nations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
Gradually, a specialization process began to occur and music became a regular subject with its own certification, an educational tradition that continues to this day.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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