"specialism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: specialisms [plural]
Etymology: special + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|special|ism}} special + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} specialism (countable and uncountable, plural specialisms)
  1. (countable) Speciality. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-specialism-en-noun-acZfUU4a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 70 30
  2. (uncountable) The concentration of one's efforts upon a particular field of study. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-specialism-en-noun-vwE8pka4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

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