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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Speciality \Spe`ci*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Specialities. [See
     Special, and Specialty.]
     1. A particular or peculiar case; a particularity. --Sir M.
        Hale.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Law) See Specialty, 3.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The special or peculiar mark or characteristic of a person
        or thing; that for which a person is specially
        distinguished; an object of special attention; a special
        occupation or object of attention; a specialty.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              On these two general heads all other specialities
              are depedent.                         --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Strive, while improving your one talent, to enrich
              your whole capital as a man. It is in this way that
              you escape from the wretched narrow-mindedness which
              is the characteristic of every one who cultivates
              his speciality.                       --Ld. Lytton.
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              We 'll say, instead, the inconsequent creature man,
              
              For that'a his speciality.            --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
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              Think of this, sir, . . . remote from the impulses
              of passion, and apart from the specialities -- if I
              may use that strong remark -- of prejudice.
                                                    --Dickens.
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     4. An attribute or quality peculiar to a species.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Speciality \Spe`ci*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. Specialities. [See
     Special, and Specialty.]
     1. A particular or peculiar case; a particularity. --Sir M.
        Hale.
  
     2. (Law) See Specialty, 3.
  
     3. The special or peculiar mark or characteristic of a person
        or thing; that for which a person is specially
        distinguished; an object of special attention; a special
        occupation or object of attention; a specialty.
  
              On these two general heads all other specialities
              are depedent.                         --Hooker.
  
              Strive, while improving your one talent, to enrich
              your whole capital as a man. It is in this way that
              you escape from the wretched narrow-mindedness which
              is the characteristic of every one who cultivates
              his speciality.                       --Ld. Lytton.
  
              We 'll say, instead, the inconsequent creature man,
              - For that'a his speciality.          --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
  
              Think of this, sir, . . . remote from the impulses
              of passion, and apart from the specialities -- if I
              may use that strong remark -- of prejudice.
                                                    --Dickens.
  
     4. An attribute or quality peculiar to a species.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  speciality
     n.
     (standard form of en from=British specialty)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  speciality
     n.
     (standard form of en from=British specialty)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  speciality
     n.
     (standard form of en from=British specialty)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  speciality
     n.
     (standard form of en from=British specialty)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  speciality
     Englanti n.
     1 lokero
     2 erikoisala

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  speciality /spˌɛʃɪˈalɪti/
  afdeling, vak

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Speciality /spˌɛʃɪˈalɪti/
  الإختصاص

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  speciality /spˌɛʃɪˈalɪti/ 
  specialita

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  speciality /spˌɛʃɪˈalɪti/ 
  zvláštnost

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  speciality /spˌɛʃɪˈalɪti/
  Besonderheit , besonderes Merkmal , Spezifikum ([+ gen]) 
     Synonyms: particuliarity, specialty, special feature
  
   see: particuliarities, specialities, specialties, special features
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  speciality /spˌɛʃɪˈalɪti/
  Spezialität 
           Note: besondere Qualität / Produkt von besonderer Qualität
        "speciality of the house"  - Spezialität des Hauses
        "Macrame is my sister's speciality."  - Bei Makramee ist meine Schwester der Experte.
     Synonym: specialty
  
   see: house speciality, house special, a restaurant serving local specialities
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  speciality /spˌɛʃɪˈalɪti/
  
  σπεσιαλιτέ

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  speciality /speʃiælitiː/
  domaine, spécialité

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  speciality /spˌɛʃɪˈalɪti/ 
  1. विशेषता
        "Wood-carvings are a speciality of this village."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  speciality /spˌɛʃɪˈalɪti/
  izvanrednost, naročitost, osobenost, pojedinost, posebna opaska, posebni proizvod, specijalitet, specijalnost, stručnost

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  speciality /spˌɛʃɪˈalɪti/
  1. különlegesség
  2. sajátosság
  3. speciális
  4. szakterület

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  speciality /speʃıælətı/ 
  1. specialybė
  2. būdingas bruožas, ypatybė
  3. specialus asortimentas, firminis patiekalas

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  speciality /speʃiælitiː/
  afdeling, branche, tak, vak

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  speciality /speʃɪˈælɪtɪ/ 
    specjalność

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  speciality /speʃiælitiː/
  compartimento, especialidade, secção

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  speciality /spˌɛʃɪˈalɪti/
  1. özellik, hususiyet
  2. (çoğ.) ayrıntılar, teferruat
  3. spesyalite
  4. ihtisas, uzmanlık
  5. (huk.) mühürlü sözleşme.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌspɛʃiˈæɫɪti/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  71 Moby Thesaurus words for "speciality":
     ability, accomplishment, adeptness, aptitude, area, art, baby, bag,
     bump, caliber, capability, capacity, concentration, craft,
     cup of tea, definiteness, dower, dowry, endowment, equipment,
     expertise, faculty, field, flair, forte, genius, gift, instinct,
     line, long suit, main interest, makings, manner, metier,
     natural endowment, natural gift, parts, pet subject,
     piece de resistance, potential, power, powers, pursuit,
     qualification, skill, special, special case, specialism,
     specialization, specialness, specialty, specificality,
     specificness, sphere, strength, strong flair, strong point, style,
     subject, talent, talents, technicality, the goods, the stuff,
     thing, trade, type, vocation, way, weakness, what it takes
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 专长,擅长;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 专业,专长;特别,特制品,特产

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