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   Spe·cial·ty

   /ˈspeSHəltē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a pursuit, area of study, or skill to which someone has devoted much time and effort and in which they are expert: "his specialty was watercolors"
   • ▪ a particular branch of medicine or surgery.
   • ▪ a product, especially a type of food, that a person or region is famous for making well: "the local specialties are all seafood"
   • ▪ meeting particular tastes or needs: "specialty potatoes for salads"
   • 2. a contract under seal.

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting special affection or attachment): shortening of Old French especialte, from especial (see special).

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