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specialization

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.07 sec.
spe·cial·i·za·tion  (spsh-l-zshn)
n.
1. The act of specializing or the process of becoming specialized.
2. Biology
a. Adaptation, as of an organ or organism, to a specific function or environment.
b. A character, feature, or organism resulting from such adaptation.

An arrangement within an alliance wherein a member or group of members most suited by virtue of technical skills, location, or other qualifications assume(s) greater responsibility for a specific task or significant portion thereof for one or more other members.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.specializationspecialization - the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
2.specialization - the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"
calling, career, vocation - the particular occupation for which you are trained
3.specialization - (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
adaption, adaptation, adjustment - the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)


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This has resulted in a specialization of reporters --one man runs for the news and another man writes it.
He attempted to read books that required years of preliminary specialization.
 
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