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Definition of "specialization" [spe•cial•i•za•tion]

  • The act of specializing or the process of becoming specialized. (noun)
  • Biology Adaptation, as of an organ or organism, to a specific function or environment. (noun)
  • Biology A character, feature, or organism resulting from such adaptation. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "specialization" in a sentence
  • "Look at tech job postings to see how much specialization is required of late."
  • "Its specialization is sacred music, which is not just any music but music especially suitable for liturgy, which leaves time and strives to touch eternity."
  • "Anax's topic of specialization is Adam Forde, an essential figure in their brief history."