Word family noun special specialist speciality/specialty specialization specialism adjective special specialized verb specialize adverb specially
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishspecialismspe‧cial‧is‧m /ˈspeʃəlɪzəm/ noun British English 1 [countable]KNOW somethingSUBJECT a particular activity or subject that you know a lot about SYN specialization American Englishspecialism in graduates with a specialism in Tourism and Leisure2 [uncountable]KNOW something the practice of limiting your interests or activities to particular subjects SYN specialization American EnglishExamples from the Corpus
specialism• Here we may draw an analogy between geriatrics and paediatrics, another age-based medical specialism.• The post-war period in Britain has been characterized by the development of geriatric medicine as a legitimate medical specialism.• A detailed study of the gestation and birth of a new specialism reveals a different story.• For these students discussion on specialism within the course structure does not apply.• His particular specialism was the bass clarinet.• Contributing to decisions made by the Divisional Officer on matters relating to the section's specialism.• To maintain and review the operational practices in relation to change and development with the specialism.From Longman Business Dictionaryspecialismspe‧cial‧is‧m /ˈspeʃəlɪzəm/ noun [countable]COMMERCE an area of business or study that you know about or study more than other areasHe did an MBA degree with a specialism in Leadership Studies. 