Specialism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Specialism \Spe"cial*ism\, n.
     Devotion to a particular and restricted part or branch of
     knowledge, art, or science; as, medical specialism.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  specialism
       n 1: the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of
            study or occupation
       2: the special line of work you have adopted as your career;
          "his specialization is gastroenterology" [syn: {specialization},
           {specialisation}, {specialty}, {speciality}]