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English Dictionary: specialty	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
specialty n an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" Synonym(s): forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point, strength Antonym(s): weak point a distinguishing trait Synonym(s): peculiarity, specialness, specialty, speciality, distinctiveness the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" Synonym(s): specialization, specialisation, specialty, speciality, specialism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Specialty \Spe"cialty\, n.; pl. {Specialties}. [F. sp[82]cialit[82]. Cf. {Speciality}.] 1. Particularity. Specialty* of rule hath been neglected. --Shak. 2. A particular or peculiar case. [Obs.] 3. (Law) A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt particularly specified. --Chitty. --Bouvier. --Wharton (Law Dict.). Let specialties be therefore drawn between us. --Shak. 4. That for which a person is distinguished, in which he is specially versed, or which he makes an object of special attention; a speciality. Men of boundless knowledge, like Humbold, must have had once their specialty, their pet subject. --C. Kingsley.