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Noun: specialisation  ,spe-shu-lI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: specialization)
  1. The act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
    "The company's specialisation in electric vehicles set it apart from competitors";
    - specialization
     
  2. The special line of work you have adopted as your career
    "His specialisation in cybersecurity led to numerous job offers";
    - specialization, specialty [N. Amer], speciality [Brit, Cdn], specialism
     
  3. (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
    "cell specialisation in the developing embryo";
    - specialization, differentiation

Derived forms: specialisations

Type of: adaptation, adaption, adjustment, calling, career, change of state, vocation

Encyclopedia: Specialisation