specialization
pronunciation
How to pronounce specialization in British English:
UK [ˌspeʃəlaɪ'zeɪʃ(ə)n]
How to pronounce specialization in American English:
US [ˌspeʃ(ə)lɪ'zeɪʃ(ə)n]
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- Noun:
- the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
- the special line of work you have adopted as your career
- (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
Word Origin
- specialization (n.)
- 1837, "act of becoming specialized," noun of action from specialize. Biological sense from 1862. In science and scientific education, "a direction of time and energies in one particular channel to the exclusion of others," by 1880.
Example
- 1. Her specialization is working with children and families .
- 2. Wages generally increase with city size as opportunities for specialization and interaction multiply .
- 3. The cause of this problem is the same as the cause of so many present ills : specialization .
- 4. Smaller schools may not have this specialization .
- 5. These areas are usually the most popular choices of specialization among graduate students .