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specialized | specialization |

As an adjective specialized

is highly skilled in a specific field.

As a verb specialized

is past tense of specialize.

As a noun specialization is

the process of specializing.

specialized

English

Alternative forms

* specialised (non-Oxford British spelling)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Highly skilled in a specific field.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (specialize)

    • specialization

    English

    Alternative forms

    * specialisation (non-Oxford British spelling)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of specializing.
  • * 1973', , ' Time Enough For Love
    • A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

    Antonyms

    * generalization * abstraction American English forms