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    speciality

    noun
    noun
    BrE BrE//ˌspeʃiˈæləti//
    ; NAmE NAmE//ˌspeʃiˈæləti//
    (British English) (also specialty North American English, British English) (pl. specialities) Dining out
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  1. 1a type of food or product that a restaurant or place is famous for because it is so good Seafood is a speciality on the island. local specialities a speciality cheese shop (= one that sells many different types of cheese) Haggis is a Scottish speciality. The drink is a house speciality prepared at the table. You can find their product in speciality retailers. Wordfinderrestaurantà la carte, course, cuisine, menu, order, reservation, restaurant, service charge, speciality, waiter Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivelocal, regional, house, … speciality/​specialty + nounfood, product, retailer, … See full entry See related entries: Dining out
  2. 2an area of work or study that somebody gives most of their attention to and knows a lot about; something that somebody is good at My speciality is international tax law.
    3.  Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the quality of being special or distinctive): from Old French especialite or late Latin specialitas, from Latin specialis, from species ‘appearance’, from specere ‘to look’.
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