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specialization
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun specialization has 3 senses
- specialization(n = noun.act) specialisation - the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose; Array is a kind of change of state
- specialization(n = noun.act) specialisation, specialism, speciality, specialty - the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" is a kind of calling, career, vocation
- specialization(n = noun.process) differentiation, specialisation - (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo" is a kind of adaptation, adaption, adjustment
Derived form verb specialize3
Derived form verb specialize4
Derived form verb specialize5
CIDE DICTIONARY
specialization, n.
- The act of specializing, or the state of being spezialized. [1913 Webster]
- The setting apart of a particular organ for the performance of a particular function. Darwin. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
specialization
alteration, analysis, anatomization, area, art, atomization, bag, business, calling, career, career building, careerism, change, craft, cup of tea, demarcation, desynonymization, differencing, differentiation, discrimination, disequalization, disjunction, distinction, distinguishment, diversification, division, field, forte, game, handicraft, individualization, individuation, itemization, lifework, line, line of business, line of work, localization, long suit, main interest, manner, metier, mission, modification, mystery, number, occupation, particularization, peculiarization, personalization, pet subject, practice, profession, pursuit, racket, segregation, separation, severalization, severance, specialism, speciality, specialty, strong point, style, technicality, thing, trade, type, variation, vocation, walk, walk of life, way, weakness, work
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