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| Concept: | Speciality. |
| Category: | 4. DISTRIBUTIVE ORDER |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
speciality, specialite; individuality, individuity; particularity, peculiarity; idiocrasy (tendency); personality, characteristic, mannerism, idiosyncrasy; specificness; singularity (unconformity); reading, version, lection; state; trait; distinctive feature; technicality; differentia., particulars, details, items, counts; minutiae., I, self, I myself; myself, himself, herself, itself.
-verbs
specify, particularize, individualize, realize, specialize, designate, determine; denote, indicate, point out, select., descend to particulars, enter into detail, go into detail, come to the point.
-adjectives
special, particular, individual, specific, proper, personal, original, private, respective, definite, determinate, especial, certain, esoteric, endemic, partial, party, peculiar, appropriate, several, characteristic, diagnostic, exclusive; singular (exceptional); idiomatic; idiotypical; typical., this, that; yon, yonder.
-adverbs
specially, especially, particularly; in particular, in propria persona; ad hominem; for my part., each, apiece, one by one, one at a time; severally, respectively, each to each; seriatim, in detail, in great detail, in excruciating detail, in mind-numbing detail; bit by bit; pro hac vice, pro re nata., namely, that is to say, for example, id est, exemplia gratia, e.g., i.e., videlicet, viz.; to wit.
-phrases
le style est l'homme meme.
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| Antonyms: | generality |
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| Main Entry: | bag |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | special interest |
| Synonyms: | expertise, favorite activity, hobby, preference, speciality, thing* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | course |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plan of study |
| Synonyms: | class, conference, curriculum, discussion group, interest, laboratory, lecture, matriculation, meeting, method, period, preparation, procedure, program, regimen, schedule, seminar, session, speciality, subject |
| Main Entry: | feature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | characteristic |
| Synonyms: | affection, angle, article, aspect, attribute, character, component, constituent, detail, differential, earmark*, element, facet, factor, gag, gimmick, hallmark, idiosyncrasy, individuality, ingredient, integrant, item, mark, notability, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, savor, slant*, speciality, specialty, trait, twist*, unit, virtue |
| Notes: | the opener comes first in a three-comic show, followed by the feature, followed by the headliner |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | highlight, special attraction |
| Synonyms: | big show, crowd puller, draw, drawing card, headliner, innovation, main item, peculiarity, prominent part, speciality, specialty |
| Notes: | the opener comes first in a three-comic show, followed by the feature, followed by the headliner |
| Main Entry: | field |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sphere of influence, activity, interest, study |
| Synonyms: | area, avocation, bailiwick, bounds, calling, champaign, circle, compass, confines, cup of tea, demesne, department, discipline, domain, dominion, environment, job, jurisdiction, limits, line, long suit, margin, métier, occupation, orbit, precinct, province, purview, racket, range, reach, region, scope, speciality, specialty, sweep, terrain, territory, thing, vocation, walk, weakness, work |
| Main Entry: | forte |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's strong point |
| Synonyms: | ability, ableness, aptitude, competence, effectiveness, efficiency, eminency, faculty, gift*, long suit, medium, métier, oyster, speciality, strength, strong suit, talent, thing* |
| Antonyms: | weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | particular |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detail |
| Synonyms: | ABC's, article, bottom line, brass tacks, case, chapter and verse, circumstance, clue, cue, element, fact, facts of life, feature, gospel, item, know*, lowdown, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts, picture, point, rundown, scoop*, score*, speciality, specific, specification, story, thing*, what's what, whole story |
| Antonyms: | generality |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | specialty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | distinctive feature; concentration |
| Synonyms: | career, claim to fame, cup of tea, distinguishing feature, field of concentration, forte, game*, hobby, job, long suit, magnum opus, major, masterpiece, minor, number, object of attention, object of study, occupation, pièce de résistance, practice, profession, pursuit, racket, special, special project, speciality, thing*, vocation, weakness, work |
| Antonyms: | generalization |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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