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Meaning of specialty

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  specialty
      n 1: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his
           forte" [syn: {forte}, {strong suit}, {long suit}, {metier},
           {specialty}, {speciality}, {strong point}, {strength}]
           [ant: {weak point}]
      2: a distinguishing trait [syn: {peculiarity}, {specialness},
         {specialty}, {speciality}, {distinctiveness}]
      3: the special line of work you have adopted as your career;
         "his specialization is gastroenterology" [syn:
         {specialization}, {specialisation}, {specialty},
         {speciality}, {specialism}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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