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specialty

spe.cial.ty \'spesh-*l-te-\ n [ME specialte, fr. MF especialte`, fr. LL 
   specialitat-, s]pecialitas, fr. L specialis special 1: a distinctive mark 
   or quality  2a: a special object or class of objects : as  2a1: a legal 
   agreement embodied in a sealed instrument  2a2: a product of a special kind 
   or of special excellence  2b: the state of being special, distinctive, or 
   peculiar  3: something in which one specializes